Geologic Modeling and Simulation: Sedimentary Systems (Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences)

Hardcover, X + 352pp + 11 pages of colour plates on glossy paper, NOT ex-library. Internally in very good condition: clean and bright, with unmarked text, no writing, no highlighting of any kind. Some faint grubby marks to rear endpapers; faint storage wear to outer page edges. Boards show a bit of shelfwear, scratches, few minor marks, gently indented and creased corners. Published without a dust jacket. -- Modeling and simulation were introduced to the earth sciences about four decades ago. Modeling has proven its worth and now it is an accepted procedure for analyzing and solving geological problems. The papers in this collection are focused on modeling sediment deposition and sedimentary sequences and have a decidedly practical flavor. Some of the leading simulation packages, such as CORRELATOR, SEDFLUX, SEDpak, SEDSIM, STRATA, and STRATSIM are applied to problems in hydrocarbon exploration, oil production, groundwater development, coal-bed appraisal, geothermics, and environmental diagnosis. All of these subjects fall under the broad heading of sedimentary basin analysis. The fifteen papers in this volume are written by internationally recognized experts from academia and industry. The contributions represent the status of geologic modeling and simulation at the start of the 21st century, and will give the reader an insight into current research problems and their possible solutions. -- Contents: Sedimentary Process Modeling: From Academia to Industry / Daniel Tetzlaff; Sedsim in Hydrocarbon Exploration / Cedric M. Griffiths; Predicting Profile Geometry of Continental Slopes with a Multiprocess Sedimentation Model / Damian B. O¿Grady; Predicting Fluvial-Deltaic Aggradation in Lake Roxburgh, New Zealand: Test of a Water and Sediment Routing Model / Ruth A.J. Robinson; How Predictive is a Geologic Model? The Role of Parameter Sensitivity and Data Fitting with an Example from Cusiana Field, Colombia / Johannes Wendebourg; Evolution of Sediment Fluxes and Ocean Salinity / William W. Hay; Simulating Carbonate and Mixed Carbonate-Clastic Sedimentation using Predator-Prey Models / Klaus Bitzer; Three-Dimensional Regionalization for Oil Field Modeling / J. Harff; Modeling Vertical Changes in Reservoir Pore-Throat Microarchitecture from Petrophysical Logs: Implications for Petroleum Geology and Sedimentology / John H. Doveton; Groundwater Flow: Models, Data, and Uncertainties / I. Lerche; Stochastic Simulation of Coal Bed Thickness and Economic Decision-Making / Michael Ed. Hohn; Temperature Analysis In The Mature Hydrocarbon Province Of Kansas: Utilizing A Large Database Of Well-Completion Histories / Andrea Förster; Estimating the Size of a Metal Anomaly Around a Base-Metal Smelter in Quebec, Canada, Using Peatland Data: A Monte Carlo Error Analysis / Graeme F. Bonham-Carter; Multifractal Simulation of Geochemical Map Patterns / Frederik P. Agterberg.…