Research Article

3D Gravity Modeling of Complex Salt Features in the Southern Gulf of Mexico

Table 1

P-wave velocity, density, and permeability of the rock salt bodies placed in oil and gas prospecting zones (SI units).

PropertyRange of valuesReference

Seismic velocity (P-wave)4270 to 5190 [m/s]Grant and West, 1967 [8]
Density2,100 to 2,200 [kg/m3]Gardner et al., 1974 [9]
Permeability<10−20 [m2]Carter et al., 1993 [10]