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Estimation of Shallow Sulphur Deposit Resources Based on Reflection Seismic Studies and Well Logging

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  • Kamil Cichostępski

    (Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30059 Kraków, Poland)

  • Jerzy Dec

    (Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, Mickiewicza 30, 30059 Kraków, Poland)

Abstract

In this article we present a novel method for the estimation of sulphur deposit resources based on high-resolution shallow reflection seismic survey and well logging. The study area was sited in the northern part of the Carpathian Foredeep (SE Poland), where sulphur ore occurs in carbonate rocks at a depth of about 120 m, with a thickness of approximately 25 m. The results of many years of seismic monitoring performed in the area of the sulphur deposit allowed us to determine the quantitative relationships between the amplitude of the seismic signal reflected from the top of the deposit and its petrophysical parameters such as porosity and sulphur content. The method of evaluating sulphur deposit is based on extensive statistics concerning the reservoir properties obtained from borehole data. We also discuss a methodology for conducting field acquisition and processing of seismic data in the aspect of mapping the actual amplitudes of the signal reflected from the top of a deposit. The results of estimating the abundance of carbonate sulphur deposits are presented based on the example of a seismic cross-section from the Osiek sulphur mine. Obtained results allow indicating the most prospective zones suitable for exploitation.

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  • Kamil Cichostępski & Jerzy Dec, 2021. "Estimation of Shallow Sulphur Deposit Resources Based on Reflection Seismic Studies and Well Logging," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-21, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:17:p:5323-:d:623226
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