| Abstract: | The depth of the basin beneath Frenchman Flat is estimated using a gravity inversion method. Gamma-gamma density logs from two wells in Frenchman Flat constrained the density profiles used to create the gravity inversion model. Three initial models were considered using data from one well, then a final model is proposed based on new information from the second well. The preferred model indicates that a northeast-trending oval-shaped basin underlies Frenchman Flat at least 2,100 m deep, with a maximum depth of 2,400 m at its northeast end. No major horst and graben structures are predicted. Sensitivity analysis of the model indicates that each parameter contributes the same magnitude change to the model, up to 30 meters change in depth for a 1% change in density, but some parameters affect a broader area of the basin. The horizontal resolution of the model was determined by examining the spacing between data stations, and was set to 500 square meters. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 50526 |
| Citation Author: | Phelps, Geoffrey A.; Graham, Scott E. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 23 p.; 1 plate, illus., 14 refs |
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| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2002-363 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Preliminary gravity inversion model of Frenchman Flat Basin, Nevada Test Site, Nevada; 2002; OFR; 2002-363; Phelps, Geoffrey A.; Graham, Scott E. |
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| Text: | Preliminary gravity inversion model of Frenchman Flat Basin, Nevada Test Site, Nevada; 2002; OFR; 2002-363; Phelps, Geoffrey A.; Graham, Scott E. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-363/ |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Nov 2002 00:00 -0600 |
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