Title :
Remote sensing potential for oil exploration. example of the zagros mountains (Iran)
Author :
Gloaguen, Richard ; McClay, Ken ; Dooley, Tim
Author_Institution :
TU "Bergakademie" Freiberg, Freiberg
Abstract :
This project aimed to generate a geological map and structural study of the Zagros Mountains for oil exploration purpose. The study area contains portions of the simply folded belt, main Zagros thrust (MZT) and portions of the complex hangingwall of the MZT. We merged the information acquired from quantitative remote sensing analysis and from analogue models in order to produce 3D models of the geological object. A direct assessment of the results is possible by comparison with models obtained by an independent geophysical survey.
Keywords :
geophysical prospecting; oil technology; remote sensing; tectonics; 3D geological object models; Iran geological map; MZT hangingwall; Zagros mountains; main Zagros thrust; oil exploration; quantitative remote sensing analysis; simply folded belt; Belts; Geographic Information Systems; Geology; Layout; Petroleum; Pixel; Remote sensing; Satellites; Solid modeling; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423125
