Geostatistics Banff 2004

Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii
Accounting for Geological Boundaries in Geostatical Modeling of Multiple Rock Types....Pages 3-12
Data Integration using the Probability Perturbation Method....Pages 13-22
Spectral Component Geologic Modeling: A New Technology for Integrating Seismic Information at the Correct Scale....Pages 23-33
Joint Simulations, Optimal Drillhole Spacing and the Role of the Stockpile....Pages 35-44
Theory of the Cloud Transform for Applications....Pages 45-54
Probability Field Simulation: A Retrospective....Pages 55-64
Sequential Spatial Simulation using Latin Hypercube Sampling....Pages 65-74
Field Scale Stochastic Modeling of Fracture Networks....Pages 75-84
Direct Geostatistical Simulation on Unstructured Grids....Pages 85-94
Directional Metropolis : Hastings Updates for Posteriors with Nonlinear Likelihoods....Pages 95-104
Detection of Local Anomalies in High Resolution Hyperspectral Imagery using Geostatistical Filtering and Local Spatial Statistics....Pages 105-114
Covariance Models with Spectral Additive Components....Pages 115-124
A Statistical Technique for Modelling Non-stationary Spatial Processes....Pages 125-134
Conditioning Event-based Fluvial Models....Pages 135-144
3D Geological Modelling and Uncertainty: The Potential-field Method....Pages 145-154
Accounting for Non-stationarity and Interactions in Object Simulation for Reservoir Heterogeneity Characterization....Pages 155-164
Estimating the Trace Length Distribution of Fractures from Line Sampling Data....Pages 165-174
On Some Controversial Issues of Geostatistical Simulation....Pages 175-184
On the Automatic Inference and Modelling of a Set of Indicator Covariances and Cross-Covariances....Pages 185-193
On Simplifications of Cokriging....Pages 195-203
Efficient Simulation Techniques for Uncertainty Quantification on Continuous Variables....Pages 205-214
Higher Order Models using Entropy, Markov Random Fields and Sequential Simulation....Pages 215-224
Beyond Covariance: The Advent of Multiple-Point Geostatistics....Pages 225-233
Non-Stationary Multiple-point Geostatistical Models....Pages 235-244
A Workflow for Multiple-point Geostatistical Simulation....Pages 245-254
A Multiple-scale, Pattern-based Approach to Sequential Simulation....Pages 255-264
Sequential Conditional Simulation Using Classification of Local Training Patterns....Pages 265-273
A Parallel Scheme for Multi-scale Data Integration....Pages 275-284
Stochastic Modeling of Natural Fractured Media: A Review....Pages 285-294
Geostatistical Simulation of Fracture Networks....Pages 295-304
The Promises and Pitfalls of Direct Simulation....Pages 305-314
Sample Optimization and Confidence Assessment of Marine Diamond Deposits using Cox Simulations....Pages 315-324
Inverse Conditional Simulation of Relative Permeabilities....Pages 325-331
Quantifiable Mineral Resource Classification: A Logical Approach....Pages 333-342
Geostatistics in Resource/Reserve Estimation: A Survey of the Canadian Mining Industry Practice....Pages 345-350
Integration of Conventional and Downhole Geophysical Data in Metalliferous Mines....Pages 351-361
The Kriging Oxymoron: A Conditionally Unbiased and Accurate Predictor (2nd Edition)....Pages 363-374
Post Processing of SK Estimators and Simulations for Assessment of Recoverable Resources and Reserves for South African Gold Mines....Pages 375-386
The Practice of Sequential Gaussian Simulation....Pages 387-398
Spatial Characterization of Limestone and Marl Quality in a Quarry for Cement Manufacturing....Pages 399-408
A Non-linear GPR Tomographic Inversion Algorithm Based on Iterated Cokriging and Conditional Simulations....Pages 409-418
Application of Conditional Simulation to Quantify Uncertainty and to Classify a Diamond Deflation Deposit....Pages 419-428
Geostatistical Simulation Techniques Applied to Kimberlite Orebodies and Risk Assessment of Sampling Strategies....Pages 429-438
Modelling 3D Grade Distributions on the Tarkwa Paleoplacer Gold Deposit, Ghana, Africa....Pages 439-448
Conditional Simulation of Grade in a Multi-element Massive Sulphide Deposit....Pages 449-455
The Ultimate Test – Using Production Reality. A Gold Case Study....Pages 457-468
Ore-Thickness and Nickel Grade Resource Confidence at the Koniambo Nickel Laterite (A Conditional Simulation Voyage of Discovery)....Pages 469-478
Mineral Resource Classification Through Conditional Simulation....Pages 479-489
Geostatistical Investigation of Elemental Enrichment in Hydrothermal Mineral Deposits....Pages 491-500
Valuing a Mine as a Portfolio of European Call Options: The Effect of Geological Uncertainty and Implications for Strategic Planning....Pages 501-510
Classification of Mining Reserves using Direct Sequential Simulation....Pages 511-522
Using Unfolding to Obtain Improved Estimates in the Murrin Murrin Nickel-Cobalt Laterite Deposit in Western Australia....Pages 523-528
Measures of Uncertainty for Resource Classification....Pages 529-536
Incorporating Uncertainty in Coal Seam Depth Determination via Seismic Reflection and Geostatistics....Pages 537-542
Implementation Aspects of Sequential Simulation....Pages 543-548
Early Uncertainty Assessment: Application to a Hydrocarbon Reservoir Appraisal....Pages 551-557
Reservoir Facies Modelling: New Advances in MPS....Pages 559-568
Fitting the Boolean Parameters in a Non-stationary Case....Pages 569-578
Fine Scale Rock Properties: Towards the Spatial Modeling of Regionalized Probability Distribution Fuctions....Pages 579-589
A Combined Geostatistical and Source Model to Predict Superpermeability from Flowmeter Data: Application to the Ghawar Field....Pages 591-600
Combining Methods for Subsurface Prediction....Pages 601-610
Process-based Reservoir Modelling in the Example of Meandering Channel....Pages 611-619
Multiple Point Geostatistics: Optimal Template Selection and Implementation in Multi-Threaded Computational Environments....Pages 621-630
Direct Assessment of Uncertainty using Stochastic Flow Simulation....Pages 631-641
Preservation of Multiple Point Structure when Conditioning by Kriging....Pages 643-652
Stochastic Modeling of the Rhine-Meuse Delta using Mutiple-point Geostatistics....Pages 653-659
Stochastic Simulation of Undiscovered Petroleum Accumulations....Pages 661-670
Prediction of Spatial Patterns of Saturation Time-lapse from Time-lapse Seismic....Pages 671-680
Statistical Scale-up: Concepts and Application to Reservoir Flow Simulation....Pages 681-690
Coupling Sequential-Self calibration and Genetic Algorithms to Integrate Production Data in Geostatistical Reservoir Modeling....Pages 691-701
High Resolution Geostatistics on Coarse Unstructured Flow Grids....Pages 703-712
Assessment of Uncertainty in Reservoir Production Forecasts Using Upscaled Flow Models....Pages 713-722
Sensitivity of Oil Production to Petrophysical Heterogeneities....Pages 723-730
Scaling Relations and Sampling Volume for Seismic Data....Pages 731-736
Hidden Markov Chains for Identifying Geological Features from Seismic Data....Pages 737-742
Evaluation of Stochastic Earth Model Workflows, Vertical Up-Scaling and Areal Up-scaling Using Data from the Eunice Monument South Unit (New Mexico) and the LL-652 Central Fault Block (Venezuela) Reservoirs....Pages 743-749
Application of Design of Experiments to Expedite Probabilistic Assessment of Reservoir Hydrocarbon Volumes (OOIP)....Pages 751-756
Stochastic Reservoir Model for the First Eocene Reservoir, Wafra Field, Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ)....Pages 757-762
Multiple-point Statistics to Generate Pore Space Images....Pages 763-768
Local Updating of Reservoir Properties for Production Data Integration....Pages 769-774
Comparison of Model Based Geostatistical Methods in Ecology: Application to Fin Whale Spatial Distribution in Northwestern Mediterranean Sea....Pages 777-786
Simulation-based Assessment of a Geostatistical Approach for Estimation and Mapping of the Risk of Cancer....Pages 787-796
Air Quality Assessment using Stochastic Simulation and Neural Networks....Pages 797-807
Mapping Land Cover Changes with Landsat Imagery and Spatio-temporal Geostatistics....Pages 809-818
Spherical Wavelets and their Application to Meteorological Data....Pages 819-831
Multivariate Geostatistical Mapping of Atmospheric Deposition in France....Pages 833-841
Geostatistical and Fourier Analysis Applied to Cross-hole Tomography Seismic Data....Pages 843-852
The Importance of De-clustering and Uncertainty in Climate Data: A Case Study of West African Sahel Rainfall....Pages 853-863
S-GeMS: The Stanford Geostatistical Modeling Software: A Tool for New Algorithms Development....Pages 865-871
Evaluating Techniques for Multivariate Classification of Non-collocated Spatial Data....Pages 873-882
Travel Time Simulation of Radionuclides in a 200 m Deep Heterogeneous Clay Formation Locally Disturbed by Excavation....Pages 883-892
Geostatistics and Sequential Data Assimilation....Pages 893-898
Spatial Properties of Seasonal Rainfall in Southeast England....Pages 899-905
Geostatistic Indicators of Waterway Quality for Nutrients....Pages 907-912
Application of Geostatistical Simulation to Enhance Satellite Image Products....Pages 913-919
Geostatistical Noise Filtering of Geophysical Images: Application to Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Sites....Pages 921-926
Modeling Skewness in Spatial Data Analyis without Data Transformation....Pages 929-937
Gradual Deformation of Boolean Simulations....Pages 939-948
When can Shape and Scale Parameters of a 3D Variogram be Estimated?....Pages 949-958
Comparison of Stochastic Simulation Algorithms in Mapping Spaces of Uncertainty of Non-linear Transfer Functions....Pages 959-968
Integrating Multiple-point Statistics into Sequential Simulation Algorithms....Pages 969-978
Post-processing of Multiple-point Geostatistical Models to Improve Reproduction of Training Patterns....Pages 979-988
Improving the Efficiency of the Sequential Simulation Algorithm using Latin Hypercube Sampling....Pages 989-998
Exact Conditioning to Linear Constraints in Kriging and Simulation....Pages 999-1005
A Dimension-reduction Approach for Spectral Tempering Using Empirical Orthogonal Functions....Pages 1007-1015
A New Model for Incorporating Spatial Association and Singularity in Interpolation of Exploratory Data....Pages 1017-1025
Lognormal Kriging: Bias Adjustment and Kriging Variances....Pages 1027-1036
Evaluating Information Redundancy Through the Tau Model....Pages 1037-1046
An Information Content Measure Using Multiple-point Statistics....Pages 1047-1056
Internal Consistency and Inference of Change-of-support Isofactorial Models....Pages 1057-1066
History Matching Under Geological Control: Application to a North Sea Reservoir....Pages 1067-1076
A Direct Sequential Simulation Approach to Streamline-Based History Matching....Pages 1077-1086
Mapping Annual Nitrogen Dioxide Concentrations in Urban Areas....Pages 1087-1096
A Step by Step Guide to Bi-Gaussian Disjunctive Kriging....Pages 1097-1102
Assessing the Power of Zones of Abrupt Change Detection Test....Pages 1103-1108
Experimental Study of Multiple-support, Multiple-point Dependence and its Modeling....Pages 1109-1115
Validation of First-order Stochastic Theories on Reactive Solute Transport in Highly Stratified Aquifers....Pages 1117-1122
Geostatistical and Fourier Analysis Approaches in Mapping an Archeological Site....Pages 1123-1129
BATGAM© Geostatistical Software Based on GSLIB....Pages 1131-1136
Back Matter....Pages 1137-1140