Dakota Aquifer Program--Geologic Framework
Stochastic Modeling of the Dakota Sandstone in central Kansas Using Architectural Element Analysis
by John Holbrook, Timothy Ray, Yuzhi Cui and M. D. Raghunath
Original publication date November 25, 1995.
Abstract
To develop a high-resolution model for aquifer heterogeneity in the
Terra Cotta Clay Member of the central Kansas Dakota Formation, a
detailed study of the architectural elements prevailing in the outcrop
region of the aquifer was conducted. On the basis of the information
collected during this field study, a stochastic model was developed to
characterize lithic heterogeneity within the sedimentary basin.
To simulate the stratigraphy of the Dakota aquifer in central Kansas,
twenty-nine outcrops of the Dakota Sandstone in central Kansas were
studied, and the data was put into the stochastic growth model, which
produced a set of likely basin configurations. This preliminary report
presents our results, and previews the work that will be accomplished
during the second year of the project.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Stratigraphic and depositional setting of Dakota Formation
Methods
Initialization
Generation of the output model
More on Model generation
Field observations and discussion--Rocktown Channel Exposures
Field observations and discussion--Terra Cotta Clay Member at Kanapolis Lake
Future of the model
References
Appendix D--Architectural elements and lithofacies
classification
Appendix E--Field and output models
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