RB 2017/00020 Forward and inverse modelling of airborne electromagnetic data and 3D fault generation of regional gravity data.
Published: 01 Apr 2017 Created: 25 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Jan 2025

Geophysical 1D/2.5D forward and inverse modelling was performed on the EM data from airborne electromagnetic (AEM) TEMPEST surveys conducted in the Cariewerloo, Tarcoola and Frome Embayment regions and from a VTEM survey flown in northern Eyre...

Geophysical 1D/2.5D forward and inverse modelling was performed on the EM data from airborne electromagnetic (AEM) TEMPEST surveys conducted in the Cariewerloo, Tarcoola and Frome Embayment regions and from a VTEM survey flown in northern Eyre Peninsula (at Paris prospect). The Tarcoola and Paris data responded well to 2.5D inversions, with the Paris TEMPEST data displaying reasonable consistency between the measured X and Z components, allowing the inversion to resolve more complex 2D structure and to extend the predicted geology deeper in section. These outcomes support the driving notion that reprocessing of older AEM data can extract benefit at little extra cost. The TEMPEST data from Cariewerloo and Frome are relatively noisy, leading to the conclusion that original QC testing did not identify noise issues in their X and Z components. A workaround, involving re-scaling the Z component of the Frome data, yielded acceptable results. Reprocessing of the South Australian subset of the national gravity map was also performed, via anisotropic clustering and 3D fault network generation. Full Tensor Analysis and an extended 3D worming method were used for geological dip determination from full tensor gravity gradiometry (FTG). Dips were determined automatically on 98 candidate faults. However, this reprocessing of State-wide gravity data derived from the national grid has demonstrated that the full tensor analysis requires higher standard, industry quality data, and that merged national database gravity inputs are not of sufficient quality to provide useable FTG products.

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Document Type Geophysical Report - Final
Contributor Intrepid Geophysics and GeoIntrepid Geophysical Software Technology and Consulting Specialists;DPC Resources and Energy Group. Geological Survey of South Australia;4D Geoscience Atlas of South Australia Program
Sponsor DPC Resources and Energy Group. Geological Survey of South Australia;Hill, S.M.
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    Geographic Locality: South Australia
    Doc No: RB 2017/00020

    Geographic Locality: South Australia Doc No: RB 2017/00020

    Language English
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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/d20011690
    Citation Paterson, R.;FitzGerald, D.;Jakica, S.;Katona, L. 2017. RB 2017/00020 Forward and inverse modelling of airborne electromagnetic data and 3D fault generation of regional gravity data. Geophysical Report - Final
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/d20011690

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