Articles | Volume 11, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1457-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-11-1457-2020
Method article
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05 Aug 2020
Method article |  | 05 Aug 2020

Uncertainty assessment for 3D geologic modeling of fault zones based on geologic inputs and prior knowledge

Ashton Krajnovich, Wendy Zhou, and Marte Gutierrez

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In this paper, a novel methodology of 3D geologic model uncertainty assessment that considers both input data and prior knowledge is developed and applied to characterize fault zones – areas of damaged rock surrounding a fault surface that are important to subsurface engineering projects. The results of the study demonstrate how existing frameworks can be expanded to incorporate new types of information to arrive at a realistic and straightforward model of fault zone geometry in the subsurface.