TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of Seismic Refraction Tomography to Map Bedrock
T2 - A Case Study from Al-Amrat, Oman
AU - Farfour, Mohammed
AU - Al-Hosni, Talal
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - In this study, a seismic refraction survey was conducted to map the topography of bedrock in Al-Amrat, North of Sultanate of Oman. The targeted rock lies beneath unconsolidated rocks. A number of seismic profiles in the area were acquired, analyzed, and interpreted. The tomographic inversion of the data produced high resolution velocity models that contributed to understand the formations of interest. The formations are found to be characterized by variation in thickness and velocity which indicates variation in lithology and consolidation. The velocity sections were then used to build 3-D depth map that helped to understand the distribution of porous and permeable formations responsible for charging a water-producing well in the area. To support our interpretation, the data were calibrated with the exposed rocks in the survey area and showed good correlation.
AB - In this study, a seismic refraction survey was conducted to map the topography of bedrock in Al-Amrat, North of Sultanate of Oman. The targeted rock lies beneath unconsolidated rocks. A number of seismic profiles in the area were acquired, analyzed, and interpreted. The tomographic inversion of the data produced high resolution velocity models that contributed to understand the formations of interest. The formations are found to be characterized by variation in thickness and velocity which indicates variation in lithology and consolidation. The velocity sections were then used to build 3-D depth map that helped to understand the distribution of porous and permeable formations responsible for charging a water-producing well in the area. To support our interpretation, the data were calibrated with the exposed rocks in the survey area and showed good correlation.
KW - Bedrock
KW - Seismic refraction
KW - Tomography
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-01656-2_23
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-01656-2_23
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134474436
SN - 2522-8714
SP - 103
EP - 106
JO - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
JF - Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ER -