Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran.
Masjed-i-Soleiman (MIS) is situated in the northern part of the Dezful embayment, which is in the Zagros fold-thrust belt with high seismic activities. MIS faces a shallow buried anticline, formed by the shallowest oilfield with a thick gas cap. The cap rocks of this oilfield are highly fractured, w...
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| author | Safari, Hojjat Ollah Pirasteh, Saied Pradhan, Biswajeet Gharibvand, Ladan Khedri |
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| description | Masjed-i-Soleiman (MIS) is situated in the northern part of the Dezful embayment, which is in the Zagros fold-thrust belt with high seismic activities. MIS faces a shallow buried anticline, formed by the shallowest oilfield with a thick gas cap. The cap rocks of this oilfield are highly fractured, which has resulted in leakages from the gas cap. In this paper, we have used remote sensing techniques and image interpretation for the identification of the Niayesh, Lahbari, Andika and MIS fault zones in the studied area. Further, the study exploited seismic potential mapping using the remote sensing techniques. The relationships between the structural controls and localized gas leakage are assessed within the GIS environment. Additionally, field observation data corroborated that the leakages (and seepages) are smashed within the intersection of Niayesh and MIS fault zone, which belongs to the high fractured hinge zone of the MIS anticline. As a result, the reactivation of these active faults may cause large earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of between 6.23 < Ms < 7.05 (Richter scale) and maximum horizontal acceleration 0.26 < a < 0.55 g. Finally, the authors concluded that this anticipated earthquake may cause large scale fracturing of cap rocks, releasing a large volume of H 2S gas from the uppermost layer of the reservoir. |
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| spelling | upm-242792013-10-03T09:56:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24279/ Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. Safari, Hojjat Ollah Pirasteh, Saied Pradhan, Biswajeet Gharibvand, Ladan Khedri Masjed-i-Soleiman (MIS) is situated in the northern part of the Dezful embayment, which is in the Zagros fold-thrust belt with high seismic activities. MIS faces a shallow buried anticline, formed by the shallowest oilfield with a thick gas cap. The cap rocks of this oilfield are highly fractured, which has resulted in leakages from the gas cap. In this paper, we have used remote sensing techniques and image interpretation for the identification of the Niayesh, Lahbari, Andika and MIS fault zones in the studied area. Further, the study exploited seismic potential mapping using the remote sensing techniques. The relationships between the structural controls and localized gas leakage are assessed within the GIS environment. Additionally, field observation data corroborated that the leakages (and seepages) are smashed within the intersection of Niayesh and MIS fault zone, which belongs to the high fractured hinge zone of the MIS anticline. As a result, the reactivation of these active faults may cause large earthquakes with a maximum magnitude of between 6.23 < Ms < 7.05 (Richter scale) and maximum horizontal acceleration 0.26 < a < 0.55 g. Finally, the authors concluded that this anticipated earthquake may cause large scale fracturing of cap rocks, releasing a large volume of H 2S gas from the uppermost layer of the reservoir. MDPI 2010-05 Article PeerReviewed Safari, Hojjat Ollah and Pirasteh, Saied and Pradhan, Biswajeet and Gharibvand, Ladan Khedri (2010) Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. Remote Sensing , 2 (5). pp. 1364-1377. ISSN 2072-4292; ESSN:2072-4292 http://www.mdpi.com/ 10.3390/rs2051364 English |
| spellingShingle | Safari, Hojjat Ollah Pirasteh, Saied Pradhan, Biswajeet Gharibvand, Ladan Khedri Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title | Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title_full | Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title_fullStr | Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title_short | Use of remote sensing data and GIS tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at Masjed-i-Soleiman area, Zagros Mountains, Iran. |
| title_sort | use of remote sensing data and gis tools for seismic hazard assessment for shallow oilfields and its impact on the settlements at masjed-i-soleiman area, zagros mountains, iran. |
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