Ground Penetrating Radar in Sediments (Geological Society Special Publication) (No. 211)

Ground penetrating radar (GPR) is transforming the way earth scientists and engineers describe and interpret near-surface sedimentary environments in the field. Because of recent advances in equipment, GPR now provides continuous, high-resolution data that other geophysical investigative tools cannot achieve. GPR has proven useful in a wide array of environmental, geological, and engineering applications. Included in this book are practical guidelines for data collection and interpretation, from antennae configurations to sequence stratigraphy, together with new advances such as vertical radar profiles and 3-D GPR imaging for hydrocarbon reservoir modeling, designed to assist new and veteran users to get the most from GPR. Case studies in this book detail GPR investigations in a wide array of sedimentary environments including alluvial fans, braided rivers, spits, beaches, sand dunes, lakes, bogs, and floodplains. Examples of GPR investigation applied to stratigraphic correlation problems in Holocene, Pleistocene, and ancient sediments; hydrocarbon reservoir modeling; and detection and mapping of contaminants, reservoir infilling, land mines, and fault displacements are included. Also available: Mapping Hazardous Terrain using Remote Sensing - Special Publication no 283 - ISBN 1862392293 3D Seismic Technology: Application to the Exploration of Sedimentary Basins - ISBN 1862391513 The Geological Society of London Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences. The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work. The many areas in which we publish in include: -Petroleum geology -Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics -Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology -Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry -Remote sensing -History of geology -Regional geology guides A 'new age' of subsurface geological mapping that is just as far ranging in scope as the frontier surface geological mapping campaigns of the past two centuries is emerging. It is the direct result of the advent of 2D, and subsequently 3D, seismic data paralleled by advances in seismic acquisition and processing over the past three decades. Subsurface mapping is fuelled by the economic drive to explore and recover hydrocarbons but inevitably it will lead to major conceptual advances in Earth sciences, across a broader range of disciplines than those made during the 2D seismic revolution of the 1970s. Now that 3D seismic data coverage has increased and the technology is widely available we are poised to mine the full intellectual and economic benefits. This book illustrates how 3D seismic technology is being used to understand depositional systems and stratigraphy, structural and igneous geology, in developing and producing from hydrocarbon reservoirs and also what recent technological advances have been made. This technological journey is a fast-moving one where the remaining scientific potential still far exceeds the scope of the advances made thus far. This book explores the breadth of the opportunities that lie ahead as well as the inevitable accompanying challenges. Also The Future of Geological Modelling in Hydrocarbon Development - Special Publication no 309 - ISBN 1862392668 South Caspian to Central Iran Basins - Special Publication no 312 - ISBN 9781862392717 The Geological Society of London Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences. The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work. The many areas in which we publish in -Petroleum geology -Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics -Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology -Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry -Remote sensing -History of geology -Regional geology guides

ground Penetrating Radar (gpr) Is Transforming The Way Earth Scientists And Engineers Describe And Interpret Near-surface Sedimentary Environments In The Field. Because Of Recent Advances In Equipment, Gpr Now Provides Continuous, High-resolution Data That Other Geophysical Investigative Tools Cannot Achieve. Gpr Has Proven Useful In A Wide Array Of Environmental, Geological, And Engineering Applications.

included In This Book Are Practical Guidelines For Data Collection And Interpretation, From Antennae Configurations To Sequence Stratigraphy, Together With New Advances Such As Vertical Radar Profiles And 3-d Gpr Imaging For Hydrocarbon Reservoir Modeling, Designed To Assist New And Veteran Users To Get The Most From Gpr. Case Studies In This Book Detail Gpr Investigations In A Wide Array Of Sedimentary Environments Including Alluvial Fans, Braided Rivers, Spits, Beaches, Sand Dunes, Lakes, Bogs, And Floodplains. Examples Of Gpr Investigation Applied To Stratigraphic Correlation Problems In Holocene, Pleistocene, And Ancient Sediments; Hydrocarbon Reservoir Modeling; And Detection And Mapping Of Contaminants, Reservoir Infilling, Land Mines, And Fault Displacements Are Included.

Included in this book are practical guidelines for data collection and interpretation, from antennae configurations to sequence stratigraphy, together with new advances such as vertical radar profiles and 3-D GPR imaging for hydrocarbon reservoir modelling, designed to assist new and veteran users get the most from GPR. Case studies in this book detail GPR investigations in a wide array of sedimentary environments including alluvial fans, braided rivers, spits, beaches, sand dunes, lakes, bogs, and floodplains The dangers that we face from geo-hazards appear to be getting worse, especially with the impact of increasing population and global climate change. This collection of papers illustrates how remote sensing technologies - measuring, mapping and monitoring the Earth's surface from aircraft or satellites - can help us to rapidly detect and better manage geo-hazards Based on a meeting held at the Geological Society of London and the University College of London, August 2001.