Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic
Faults, as a kind of fracture tectonics, play a role in reservoir closure or provide oil and gas transportation channels. The accurate understanding of the distribution characteristics of faults is significant for oil and gas exploration. The traditional fractal dimension for fault number (Df3) cann...
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| author | Lv, Runsheng Han, Xinya Liu, Gaofeng Zhang, Zhen Lin, Jia Barakos, George Chang, Ping |
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| description | Faults, as a kind of fracture tectonics, play a role in reservoir closure or provide oil and gas transportation channels. The accurate understanding of the distribution characteristics of faults is significant for oil and gas exploration. The traditional fractal dimension for fault number (Df3) cannot comprehensively characterize the complexity and heterogeneity of fault network distribution. In this paper, a fractal characterization method on three-dimensional (3D) tortuosity of fault tectonics is proposed based on 3D seismic exploration. The methodology is described in detail to establish the model on the fractal dimension for the 3D tortuosity of fault tectonics. The results show the proposed method of estimation of the DT3displaying high accuracy and rationality. Compared with the traditional fractal dimension Df3, the proposed DT3 can comprehensively characterize the fractal characteristics of faults network systems in the 3D space. This study achieves a breakthrough in the fractal characterization of the 3D tortuosity of fault tectonics. It is worth further study for establishing an analytical fractal equation based on the DT3 and oil or gas transfer, which can provide the theoretical foundation and technical support for oil and gas exploration. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-959612024-11-04T03:44:35Z Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic Lv, Runsheng Han, Xinya Liu, Gaofeng Zhang, Zhen Lin, Jia Barakos, George Chang, Ping Faults, as a kind of fracture tectonics, play a role in reservoir closure or provide oil and gas transportation channels. The accurate understanding of the distribution characteristics of faults is significant for oil and gas exploration. The traditional fractal dimension for fault number (Df3) cannot comprehensively characterize the complexity and heterogeneity of fault network distribution. In this paper, a fractal characterization method on three-dimensional (3D) tortuosity of fault tectonics is proposed based on 3D seismic exploration. The methodology is described in detail to establish the model on the fractal dimension for the 3D tortuosity of fault tectonics. The results show the proposed method of estimation of the DT3displaying high accuracy and rationality. Compared with the traditional fractal dimension Df3, the proposed DT3 can comprehensively characterize the fractal characteristics of faults network systems in the 3D space. This study achieves a breakthrough in the fractal characterization of the 3D tortuosity of fault tectonics. It is worth further study for establishing an analytical fractal equation based on the DT3 and oil or gas transfer, which can provide the theoretical foundation and technical support for oil and gas exploration. 2024 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95961 10.3390/fractalfract8100572 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ MDPI fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Lv, Runsheng Han, Xinya Liu, Gaofeng Zhang, Zhen Lin, Jia Barakos, George Chang, Ping Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title | Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title_full | Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title_fullStr | Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title_short | Fractal Characterization on Three-Dimensional Tortuosity of Fault Tectonic |
| title_sort | fractal characterization on three-dimensional tortuosity of fault tectonic |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95961 |