The study of the influence of geological structure (e.g., faults) on radon emanations is usually applicable provided that there are conditionally background (control) territories with which radon indicators will be compared. In the presented study, we selected an area where pre-Cenozoic faults that could potentially be associated with the radon hazard of the Kuznetsk coal basin were not identif…
Using the data of radon accumulation in a chamber with excess volume at one of the points of the Kamchatka subsurface gas-monitoring network, the change in radon flux density due to seismic waves and post-seismic relaxation of the medium is shown. A linear fractional equation is considered to be a model equation. The change of radon-transport intensity due to changes in the state of the geo-env…
Rock masses comprise intact rock and discontinuities, such as fractures, which significantly influence their mechanical and hydraulic properties. Uncertainty in constructing the fracture network can notably affect the outcomes of sensitive analyses, including tunnel stability simulations. Thus, accurately determining specific parameters of rock joints, including orientation and trace length, is…
Emeralds – the green colored variety of beryl – occur as gem-quality specimens in over fifty deposits globally. While digital traceability methods for emerald have limitations, sample-based approaches offer robust alternatives, particularly for determining the geographic origin of emerald. Three factors make emerald suitable for provenance studies and hence for developing models for origin …
Derivative and volatility attributes can be usefully calculated from recorded gamma ray (GR) data to enhance lithofacies classification in wellbores penetrating multiple lithologies. Such attributes extract information about the log curve shape that cannot be readily discerned from the recorded well log data. A logged wellbore section for which 8911 data records are available for the three reco…
Rock cuttings from destructive boreholes are a common and cheaper source of drilling materials that can be used to determine underground geology compared to rock core samples. Classifying manually the series of cuttings can be a long and tedious process and can also be prone to subjectivity leading to errors. In this paper, a framework for the classification of multiple types of rock structures…
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) data has a wide variety of uses in the geosciences for in-situ chemical analysis of complex natural materials. Improvements to instrument capabilities and operating software have drastically reduced the time required to generate large volumes of data relative to previous methodologies. Raw data from LA-ICP-MS, however, is i…
Utilization of subsurface resources is essential to achieve energy sustainability including large-scale CO sequestration, H storage, geothermal energy extraction, and hydrocarbon recovery. In-situ visualization of fluid flow in geological media is essential to understand complex, coupled, physical and chemical processes underlying fluid injection, storage, extraction. X-ray Computed Tomogra…
Targeting reservoirs below seismic resolution presents a major challenge in reservoir characterization. High-resolution seismic data is critical for imaging the thin gas-bearing Khadro sand facies in several fields within the Lower Indus Basin (LIB). To truly characterize thin beds below tuning thickness, we showcase an optimally developed deep learning technique that can save up to 75% turn-ar…
The aim of this work is to present a methodology for the reconstruction of missing fracture density within highly fractured intervals, which can represent preferential fluid flow pathways. The lack of record can be very common due to the intense presence of fractures, dissolution processes, or data acquisition issues. The superposition of numerous fractures makes the definition of fracture surf…