Three-dimensional geological modeling is a process of interpreting geological features from limited sample data and making predictions, which can be converted into a classification task for grid units in the geological space. In sedimentary settings,...
With the rapid development of China’s economic construction and the increasing scale of the project, more and more complex engineering geological problems have put forward higher requirements for engineering geological researchers. As the core...
Deep learning outperforms traditional interpolation methods in 3D geological modeling due to its ability to model nonlinear relationships and its flexibility in incorporating diverse geological data. However, acquiring geological data for practical a...
Geological maps have wide coverage with low acquisition difficulty. When other geological survey data are scarce, they are a valuable source of geological structure information for geological modeling. However, for structures with large deformation,...
Borehole log is important data for urban geological 3D modeling. Most of the current borehole logs are stored in a papery form. The construction of a smart city puts forward requirements for the automatic and intelligent 3D modeling of urban geology....
With the development of 3D geological modeling, implicit modeling methods have gradually gained popularity. However, existing potential field methods cannot directly represent unconformable geological interfaces. In response, an implicit modeling met...
Three-dimensional (3D) geological models are essential for geological analysis and mineral resource estimation. Although conventional on-site survey methods, such as boreholes, provide local engineering geological information for 3D geological modeli...
In this paper, we propose an unstructured cut-cell generation method for complex geological modeling. The method can robustly and quickly generate cut results for surface and polyhedral meshes. First, we correctly identify intersecting elements in th...
The effect of geological modeling largely depends on the normal estimation results of geological sampling points. However, due to the sparse and uneven characteristics of geological sampling points, the results of normal estimation have great uncerta...
Objective: To investigate the impact of extreme climate on geological disasters in Shanxi and propose effective disaster prevention and mitigation strategies. Methods: Using daily temperature and precipitation data from 27 meteorological stations in...
Three-dimensional (3D) models provide the most intuitive representation of geological conditions. Traditional modeling methods heavily depend on technicians’ expertise and lack ease of updating. In this study, we introduce a deep learning-based...
The inverse-distance weighting interpolation is widely used in 3D geological modeling and directly affects the accuracy of models. With the development of “smart” or “intelligent” geology, classical inverse-distance weighting...
Three-dimensional geological modeling is essential for simulating natural gas hydrate (NGH) productivity and formulating development strategies. Current approaches primarily concentrate on the single-phase modeling of either hydrate or free gas layer...
Three-dimensional (3D) geological models are currently needed and used independently for urban development. The main difficulty in constructing a 3D geological model of a shallow subsurface is to determine the stratigraphic distribution. Highly varia...
Due to the large non-homogeneity of coal reservoirs, there is a large uncertainty about the extent of the impact on coal bed methane production capacity. The Hanchengbei Block has the problems of early exploration, less available production data, and...
The cross section is the basic data for building 3D geological models. It is inefficient to draw a large number of cross sections to build an accurate model. This paper reports the use of multi-source and heterogeneous geological data, such as geolog...
The development and utilization of urban underground space represents a crucial strategy for achieving sustainable urban development. Three-dimensional (3D) geological models provide a data foundation and technical support for research in urban plann...
This study verifies the practicality of using finite element analysis for strain and deformation analysis in regions with sparse GNSS stations. A digital 3D terrain model is constructed using DEM data, and regional rock mass properties are integrated...
The Ashele ore concentration area is an important area for polymetallic ore concentration in Xinjiang, China. Scholars have made progress in understanding the ore-controlling structures, ore-bearing horizons, and metallogenic age of this area. Howeve...
In recent years, the Chang 7 member of the Mesozoic Triassic Yanchang Formation in the Ordos Basin has emerged as a significant repository of abundant and distinctive unconventional oil resources. The Heshui area boasts substantial shale oil reserves...
The Zhengzhuang Block in the Qinshui Basin is one of the important coalbed methane (CBM) development areas in China. As high-quality CBM resources become depleted, remaining reserves exhibit complex geological characteristics requiring advanced devel...
The objective of this work is to innovatively apply the boundary element method (BEM) as a general modeling strategy to deal with complicated reservoir modeling problems, especially those related to reservoir heterogeneity and fracture systems, which...
With the increasing demand for energy and the growing concern for atmospheric pollution in Beijing, China, the exploitation and utilization of geothermal resources are becoming more desirable. The study combined three-dimensional geological modeling...
Liquefaction-induced surface manifestations are the result of a complex geological–geotechnical phenomenon, driven by several controlling factors. We propose a multidisciplinary methodological approach, involving engineering geologists, geomorp...
The Gonghe Basin, situated on the northeastern margin of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, is a strike-slip pull-apart basin that has garnered considerable attention for its abundant high-temperature geothermal resources. However, as it is located far...
The Jiaodong Peninsula hosts the main large gold deposits and was the first gold production area in China; multisource and multiscale geoscience datasets are available. The area is the biggest drilling mineral-exploration zone in China. This study us...
High-precision three-dimensional geological modeling of mining faces is crucial for intelligent coal mining and disaster prevention. Accurate spatial interpolation is essential for building high-quality models. This study focuses on the 25214 workfac...
The Quaternary stratigraphic unit is an important underground space resource for sustainable urban development. It is of great significance to understand the spatial variation characteristics of the Quaternary stratigraphic structure and its internal...
Three-dimensional (3D) reservoir geological modeling is an advanced reservoir characterization method, which runs through the exploration and the development process of oil and gas fields. Reservoir geological modeling is playing an increasingly sign...
The development of three-dimensional geological models has proven to be critical for conceptualizing complex subsurface environments. This is crucial for mining areas due to their various hazards and unstable conditions. Furthermore, three-dimensiona...
This paper proposes a geostatistical approach for geological modelling and for validating an interpreted geological model, by identifying the areas of an ore deposit with a high probability of being misinterpreted, based on quantitative coregionalise...
Hydrosystems in the Saskatchewan River Basin of the Canadian Prairies are subject to natural and socioeconomic pressures. Increasingly, these strong pressures are exacerbating problems of water resource accessibility and depletion. Unfortunately, the...
The Shangfanggou Mo–Fe deposit is a typical and giant porphyry–skarn deposit located in the East Qinling–Dabie molybdenum (Mo) polymetallic metallogenic belt in the southern margin of the North China Block. In this paper, three-dime...
GIS modelling, which is often employed to establish the abstract structural forms of geological phenomena and their structural relationships, is of great importance for the expression and analysis of geological structures to describe and express such...
Traditional orebody modeling methods struggle to efficiently integrate new geological data. Therefore, we propose a novel framework for dynamically updating 3D geological models by directly interpolating geological logging data. The core innovation l...
Geological models form the basis for scientific investigations of both the surface and subsurface of urban environments. Urban cover, however, usually prohibits the collection of new subsurface data. Therefore, models depend on existing subsurface da...
In this paper, we present a multi-domain implicit surface reconstruction algorithm for geological modeling based on the labeling of voxel points. The improved algorithm sets a label for each voxel point to represent the type of its geological domain...
3D geological modeling of lithogeochemical and geological data provides insight into the role of the sulfide ore horizon and associated footwall hydrothermal alteration in localizing shear strain in the Flin Flon volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits...
Geological modelling is an important topic of oil and gas exploration and production. A new knowledge driven methodology of geological modelling is proposed to address the problem of “hard data” limitation and modelling efficiency of the conventional...
Deep-seated mineralization prediction is an important scientific problem in the area of mineral resources exploration. The 3D metallogenic information extraction of geology and geochemistry can be of great help. This study uses 3D modeling technology...
As mining engineering progresses into the deep excavation phase, the intensification of high pressure, high temperature, strong disturbances, and complex geological conditions becomes increasingly prominent. Researchers perform stability analysis on...
Digital mining is a broad term describing the enhancement of the physical mining method through the use of digital models, simulations, analytics, controls and associated feedbacks. Mining optimisation will be improved through increased digitisation...
Accurately depicting the spatial structure characteristics of Quaternary loose sedimentary strata is not only of great significance for the research of Quaternary geological evolution, but also for the analysis of spatial variation characteristics of...
Investigation into geological storage of CO2 is underway at Hontomín (Spain). The storage reservoir is a deep saline aquifer formed by naturally fractured carbonates with low matrix permeability. Understanding the processes that are involved i...
This study examines the development trajectory and current trends of three-dimensional (3D) geological modelling. In recent years, due to the rising global energy demand and the increasing frequency of regional geological disasters, significant progr...
Achieving accurate estimations of recoverable tonnage relies on a robust geological modelling process. To ensure this accuracy, it is crucial to incorporate information from exploration, grade control, and sampling, considering well-identified minera...
The North China Craton is one of China’s major gold-producing areas. Breakthroughs have been continually made in deep prospecting at depths of 500–2000 m in the Jiaodong Peninsula, and geophysical methods have played an important role. Gi...
High-quality mesh generation is critical in the finite element analysis of displacements and stabilities of geological bodies. In this paper, we propose a clustering-based bubble method for generating high-quality tetrahedral meshes of geological mod...
Geological disasters, as a common occurrence, have a serious impact on social development in terms of their frequency of occurrence, disaster effects, and resulting losses. To effectively reduce the casualties, property losses, and social effects cau...
A three-dimensional (3D) geologic model was developed for Quaternary deposits in southern Walworth County, WI using Petrel, a software package primarily designed for use in the energy industry. The purpose of this research was to better delineate and...
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