Synthetic Seismic Modelling of Outcropping Carbonate System of the Maiella Mountain (Central Apennines-Italy)

Seismic models of outcrops can contribute effectively to the interpretation of seismic data. In fact, they are essential for qualifying petroleum targets, because they bridge a critical gap in both resolution and scale between architectural geometries observed in outcrops and in seismic data. Synthetic seismic reflectivity models were generated from outcrop of the Maiella platform-slope-basin transition (central Apennines of Italy) with the aim to define the seismic response of resedimented slope deposits. The preliminary synthetic seismic sections are a combined result of field-work, literature research of the petrophysical parameters and computer simulation with the ray-tracing modelling methods.