Research Article

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

Table 2

3D initial model main characteristics.

Model sizeEnsemble discretizationDensity range

direction: 20,000 [m] 
direction: 20,000 [m]  
direction: 10,000 [m]
direction: 30 prisms 
direction: 30 prisms 
direction: 30 prisms 
Total number of prisms: 27,000
Individual prism size: 666.66 [m] × 666.66 [m] × 333.33 [m]
(, , and directions)
1,900 to 2,590 [kg/m3]