3D inversion of marine magnetotelluric data on massively parallel computer

Author(s):  
Michael S. Zhdanov ◽  
Le Wan ◽  
Arun Kumar ◽  
Alex Gribenko ◽  
Martin Cuma ◽  
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Geophysics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. F77-F87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Zhdanov ◽  
Le Wan ◽  
Alexander Gribenko ◽  
Martin Čuma ◽  
Kerry Key ◽  
...  

Three-dimensional magnetotelluric (MT) inversion is an emerging technique for offshore hydrocarbon exploration. We have developed a new approach to the 3D inversion of MT data, based on the integral equation method. The Tikhonov regularization and physical constraint have been used to obtain a stable and reasonable solution of the inverse problem. The method is implemented in a fully parallel computer code. We have applied the developed method and software for the inversion of marine MT data collected by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in the Gemini prospect, Gulf of Mexico. The inversion domain was discretized into 1.6 million cells. It took nine hours to complete 51 iterations on the 832-processor cluster with a final misfit between the observed and predicted data of 6.2%. The inversion results reveal a resistive salt structure, which is confirmed by a comparison with the seismic data. These inversion results demonstrate that resistive geoelectrical structures like salt domes can be mapped with reasonable accuracy using the 3D inversion of marine MT data.


2021 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 590-597
Author(s):  
Maryam Manaa Al-Shammari ◽  
Asrar Haque ◽  
M.M. Hafizur Rahman

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2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (152) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn Wilson ◽  
Martin Čuma ◽  
Michael S. Zhdanov

1995 ◽  
Vol 409 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. Morrey ◽  
L. T. Wille

AbstractUsing large-scale molecular dynamics simulation on a massively parallel computer, we have studied the initiation of cracking in a Monel-like alloy of Cu-Ni. In a low temperature 2D sample, fracture from a notch starts at a little beyond 2.5% critical strain when the propagation direction is perpendicular to a cleavage plane. We discuss a method of characterizing crack tip position using a measure of area around the crack tip.


1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nishimura ◽  
H. Inoue ◽  
S. Hanatani ◽  
H. Matsuoka ◽  
T. Yokota

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