The Thalassa Project

@inproceedings{KedzierskiRM2006,
 abstract = { As a critical step in the understanding of the reservoir capabilities and performance, the improvement of facies models is currently strongly debated. The last trend in facies modeling consists in integrating geological concepts in the mathematical simulation methods. This paper suggests thereby an innovative method binding facies occurrence to landscape characteristics such as the paleobathymetry, the slope or the distance to the shoreline. Apparently based on the same geological concept as Neptune, this project named Thalassa is heavily grounded on the GeoChron mathematical framework. More than a simple side product of the GeoChron parametrization, the sedimentation rate is the key concept leading to a balanced altitude equation. This approach provides a brand new way to estimate the paleomorphology at deposition time. The early tests of this new G CAD plugin are presented here with a tutorial example showing the ability of Thalassa to build high-resolution facies models in faulted/folded reservoirs. },
 author = { Kedzierski, Pierre AND Mallet, Jean-Laurent },
 booktitle = { 26th gOcad Meeting },
 month = { "june" },
 publisher = { ASGA },
 title = { The Thalassa Project },
 year = { 2006 }
}