Patent ID: 7392136
Filing Date: 2008-06-24
Classification: G01V

Abstract:
1. A method for constructing an architecture of sedimentary layers deposited on a topographic surface as a result of passage of at least one current carrying sedimentary material, comprising: discretizing the topographic surface into a set of geometric patterns, the patterns being automata; associating with each automaton a physical state, defined by physical parameters describing at least the at least one carried material, material exchange fluxes between the current, an environment of the current, and an energy of current; determining, for each automaton, a stationary physical state resulting from an iterative process wherein intermediate physical states are constructed by material and energy exchanges between the automata; determining, for each automaton and from the stationary physical state, at least one of the following geologic parameters: elevation of the topographic surface, thickness of the sedimentary materials deposited and eroded after passage of the current and sedimentary material volume concentration; constructing for each automaton the architecture of the sedimentary layers from the geologic parameters.