An Analogue for Integrating Mechanical Stratigraphy in Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Models
Zahm, C., Dommisse, R. and Kerans, C.
European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers · 2026
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Scientific papers using VRGS
VRGS is widely used in academia and industry as a research tool. Here are peer-reviewed papers and conference proceedings that use VRGS to interpret digital outcrop data — a record that grows every year.
55 publications 2007–2026 40 journals
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Where VRGS has helped geoscientists interpret outcrops, build models and publish their science.
55Publications in total
33In the last 4 years
40Journals & proceedings
2007–2026Spanning
2.8Papers per year
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Marine and Petroleum Geology5
Journal of the Geological Society3
Marine Geology2
Journal of South American Earth Sciences2
EAGE Workshop on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Basalts2
Tectonics2
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20267 papers
Fault-core in overburden section: geomechanical and geo chemical characterisation of the Baza fault core, southern Spain
Jhon-Meyer Muñoz, Anita Torabi, Abhisek Basa, Torsten Hansen and Elin Skurtveit
Proceedings 2nd Caprock Integrity & Gas Storage Symposium · 2026
View publicationGiant Injectite Complex Sand Body Architecture in the Late Jurassic East Greenland Rift
Steven D. Andrews, Ed Keavney, David M. Hodgson, Jeff Peakall, Ian A. Kane, Bonita J. Barrett, Ian Sharp, and Mark A. Scott
Journal of the Geological Society · 2026
View publicationOrigin and evolution of giant comet marks along the North Atlantic Deep-Water flow on the Demerara plateau
Paul Blin, Lies Loncke, Xavier Durrieu De Madron, Sébastien Zaragosi, Kelly Fauquembergue, Swanne Gontharet, Ivane Pairaud, Pauline Dupont, Sandrine Caquineau, Bruno Charriere, Raphael Lagarde and Christophe Basile
Marine Geology · 2026
View publicationTracking the growth and deformation of fissure phreatomagmatic eruptions; insights from the ca. 3.9 ka Nisida eruption at Campi Flegrei Caldera, Southern Italy
Jacopo Natale, Enrico Cascella & Stefano Vitale.
Geological Society of America Bulletin · 2026
View publicationTranspressional deformation and block rotation in the Patagonian Broken Foreland: Multidisciplinary approach and future perspectives
Micaela García, Joaquín Bucher, Rodrigo Feo, Manuel López, Florencia Milanese, Magdalena Tettamanti, Leandro D’Elia, Andrés Bilmes and Juan R. Franzese
Journal of South American Earth Sciences · 2026
View publicationWeakening Processes in Carbonate-Hosted Faults: Phyllosilicate Microlayers and Injections Along the Mattinata Fault (Southern Italy)
Calvanelli, Rachele and Aldega, Luca and Billi, Andrea and Cavallo, Andrea and Curzi, Manuel and Mercuri, Marco and Morsilli, Michele and Pontesilli, Alessio and Viti, Cecilia and Carminati, Eugenio
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth · Vol. 131,5 · 2026
View publication20257 papers
3D Internal Lava Flow Architecture of Deccan Basalts with Implications for Carbon Storage
Kodal, A., Datta, D., Kala, S., Mandal, P.P. and Khanna, P.
EAGE Workshop on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Basalts · 2025
View publicationCharacterizing Basalt Flow Heterogeneities through Outcrop Analogue for Potential Carbon Storage Site.
Datta, D., Kala, S. and Khanna, P.
EAGE Workshop on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in Basalts · 2025
View publicationDeciphering tidal signature in a fluvial-dominated delta using digital outcrop models (Roda Sandstone, Eocene, South Pyrenean Basin)
Perrine Mas, Raphaël Bourillot, Rémy Deschamps, Benjamin Brigaud, Bertrand Saint-Bezar, Philippe Razin, Eric Portier, Adrien Henry & Baptiste Hersant
Preprint · 2025
View publicationDrone-Based Photogrammetry on Continuous Outcrops: Advancing Understanding of Carbonate Reservoir Heterogeneity
Y. Cherifi, E. Dujoncquoy, R. Labourdette, P. Razin and A. Bordenave
86th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition, Jun 2025, Volume 2025, p.1 - 5 · 2025
View publicationFormation of Contractional Wedge Structures in the Andean Forearc, Northern Chile: A Comparative Model From Physical Experiments Applied on the Eastern Domeyko Cordillera
C. López, C. Del Ventisette, M. Bonini, D. Montanari, D. Maestrelli, F. Martínez, M. Rioseco, R. Cisternas, S. Espinoza, B. Herrera, R. González, R. Riquelme & M. Navea
Tectonics · 2025
View publicationQuantitative structural geology in the deep ocean using photogrammetry: Implications for the polyphased tectonic evolution of the Buteur Ridge, French Guiana
Charline Coudun, Paul Brichard, Christophe Basile, Sébastien Zaragosi, Vincent Marieu, Martin Patriat, Lies Loncke,
Marine Geology · 2025
View publicationUnravelling the Sequence and Timing of Fault-Related Deformation in Superimposed Rift Basins, Inner Moray Firth, NE Scotland.
Alexandra Tamas, Robert E. Holdsworth, Dan M. Tamas, Edward D. Dempsey, Kit Hardman, Anna Bird, John R. Underhill, Dave McCarthy, Ken J. W. McCaffrey & David Selby
Lithosphere · 2025
View publication20249 papers
Analysis of Geological Structure based on 3D Virtual Outcrop Model and Physical Properties of Rocks in Wringinanom District, Gresik Regency
M Hauzan Nabhan and M Haris Miftakhul Fajar and Wien Lestari
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science · Vol. 1307 · 2024
View publicationDiscerning coastal-process signatures and architectural styles in tidal barforms from the deltaic western Paleozoic Gondwana shoreline: new insights about the Balcarce Formation, Argentina.
Olivo, M.S., Isla, M.F., Moyano-Paz, D., López, L., Percudani, L.B., Zuazo, J.J., Gómez-Peral, L.E. and Poiré, D.G
Journal of Sedimentary Research · 2024
View publicationEnhancing weathered slope stability assessment through the integration of slake durability index, elastic modulus of knocking ball, and electrical resistivity tomography.
Fatin Nadhirah Ahmad Pauzi, Mohd Ashraf Mohamad Ismail, Mazlina Razali, Nirandoal Cheng, Kensuke Date & Yasuhiro Yokota
Environmental Science and Pollution Research · 2024
View publicationEvidence for a sea level fall during the last interglacial highstand on West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands.
Fouke, K.W. and Kerans, C.
Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology · 2024
View publicationGeometry and stratigraphic relationships of lower Oligocene coral reefs in Lumignano (Berici Hills, northern Italy)
Tusberti, F., Chimento, F., Brandano, M., Breda, A., Massironi, M., Luisa Perissinotto, M., Tomassetti, L. and Preto, N.
Italian Journal of Geosciences · 2024
View publicationOutcrop Analogue for Basement Exploration in Songkhla Basin, Gulf of Thailand.
Hong, P.
Bulletin of Earth Sciences of Thailand · 2024
View publicationStratal evolution and provenance of a precambrian delta in a tectonically active terrane: The lower Signal Hill Group, Avalon Zone, Newfoundland.
S. S. Ortiz, D. G. Lowe
Precambrian Research · 2024
View publicationTidally influenced depositsin the Río Alías Strait connecting a marginal basinwith the Mediterranean Sea (Pliocene, South-East Spain).
Sola, F., Puga‐Bernabéu, Á. and Braga, J.C.
The Depositional Record · 2024
View publicationUndulating stratigraphy of a carbonate inner ramp lagoon and associated architectural facies heterogeneity: An example from the Late Jurassic Hanifa Formation, Central Saudi Arabia.
Khanna, P., Ramdani, A.R., Gairola, G.S., Adigozalova, T., Hodgetts, D. and Vahrenkamp, V.C.
Sedimentology · 2024
View publication202310 papers
3D Digital Outcrop Model for Geological Structure Analysis in Mae Moh Coal Mine, Lampang Province, Thailand
Sangsrichan, K.,Manopkawee, P. and Kanthata, S.
International Journal of Geoinformatics · Vol. 19 · 2023
View publicationA Workflow for Interpretation of Fracture Characteristics Based on Digital Outcrop Models: A Case Study on Ebian XianFeng Profile in Sichuan Basin
Liang, B., Liu, Y., Su, Z., Zhang, N., Li, S. and Feng, W.
Lithosphere · Vol. 2022 · 2023
View publicationAn onshore-offshore interpretation of structures in the Devonian rocks of the Pentland Firth, Scotland using high resolution bathymetry and drone-enabled field observations
Utley, T. A. G., Holdsworth, R. E., Walker, R. J., Dempsey, E. D., McCaffrey, K. J. W., Dichiarante, A., and Jones, T. L.
Journal of Structural Geology · Vol. 174 · 2023
View publicationEstablishing a High Resolution 3D Fracture Dataset in Chalk: Possibilities and Obstacles Working with Outcrop Data
Tala Maria Aabø, Simon John Oldfield, Hemin Yuan, Janina Kammann, Erik Vest Sørensen, Lars Stemmerik & Lars Nielsen,
In: Welch, M.J., Lüthje, M. (eds) Geomechanical Controls on Fracture Development in Chalk and Marl in the Danish North Sea. Petroleum Engineering. Springer, Cham. · pp. 9-46 · 2023
View publicationGEOPLANET IO8 Geological 3D Model : Bletterbach gorge right slope (Aldino-Trentino Alto Adige)
Matteo Massironi
Funded By: H2020-Erasmus + Strategic Partnership project for higher education (KA203) - 2020-2023 · 2023
View publicationSedimentary dynamics and topographic controls on the tidal-dominated Zagra Strait, Early Tortonian, Betic Cordillera, Spain
Ángel Puga-Bernabéu, Juan Carlos Braga, Julio Aguirre and José Manuel Martín
Geological Society, London, Special Publications · Vol. 523 · pp. 523 · 2023
View publicationSvalbox Digital Model Database: A geoscientific window into the High Arctic
Betlem, P., Rodés, N., Birchall, T., Dahlin, A., Smyrak-Sikora, A., and Senger, K.
Geosphere · Vol. 19 · 2023
View publicationTectonic control on the palaeogeographical evolution of the Miocene Seaway along the Western Alpine foreland basin
Kalifi, A., Sorrel, P., Leloup, P.H., Galy, A., Spina, V., Huet, B., Russo, S., Pittet, B. and Rubino, J.,
Geological Society, London, Special Publications · Vol. 523 · pp. 453-486 · 2023
View publicationThe sedimentological expression of transgression–regression cycles upon aeolian–marine margins
Cross, S., Pettigrew, R. P., Priddy, C. L., Zuchuat, V., Dodd, T. J. H., Mitten, A. J. & Clarke, S. M.
The Depositional Record · pp. 1-23 · 2023
View publicationThe strike-slip influenced stratigraphic and structural development of the Foula Sandstone Group, Shetland: implications for offshore Devonian basin development in the northern UKCS
Utley, T.A.G. and Holdsworth, R.E. and Blackbourn, G.A. and Dempsey, E. and Strachan, R.A. and McCaffrey, K.J.W. and Morton, A.C. and Bird, A.F. and Jones, R.R. and Saßnowski, A. and Walker, R.J.
Journal of the Geological Society · pp. 1-23 · 2023
View publication20226 papers
3D modelling of the upper Tortonian-lower Messinian shallow ramp carbonates of the Hyblean domain (Central Mediterranean, Faro Santa Croce, Sicily)
Laura Tomassetti, Marco Brandano and Guillem Mateu-Vicens
Marine and Petroleum Geology · Vol. 135 · pp. 105393 · 2022
View publication3D stratigraphic mapping and reservoir architecture of the Balakhany Suite, Upper Productive Series, using UAV photogrammetry: Yasamal Valley, Azerbaijan
Aydin Shahtakhtinskiy and Shuhab Khan
Marine and Petroleum Geology · Vol. 145 · pp. 105911 · 2022
View publicationEmploying a statistical framework to constrain orientation measurement inaccuracies from digital outcrop models: Insights from sandstone intrusions
Jude O. Ojero and David Hodgetts and Brian Burnham
Journal of Structural Geology · Vol. 157 · pp. 104567 · 2022
View publicationMineralogical mapping with accurately corrected shortwave infrared hyperspectral data acquired obliquely from uavs
Thiele, Samuel T. and Bnoulkacem, Zakaria and Lorenz, Sandra and Bordenave, Aurélien and Menegoni, Niccolò and Madriz, Yuleika and Dujoncquoy, Emmanuel and Gloaguen, Richard and Kenter, Jeroen
Remote Sensing · Vol. 14 · 2022
View publicationNew onshore insights into the role of structural inheritance during Mesozoic opening of the Inner Moray Firth Basin, Scotland
Tămaș, A., Holdsworth, R., Underhill, J.R., Tămaș, D.M., Dempsey, E., Hardman, K., Bird, A., McCarthy, D., McCaffrey, K.J.W. and Selby, D.
Journal of the Geological Society · Vol. 179 · pp. 1-23 · 2022
View publicationThree-dimensional morphometric analysis and statistical distribution of the Early Kimmeridgian Hanifa Formation stromatoporoid/coral buildups, central Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Ramdani and Pankaj Khanna and Sander {De Jong} and Gaurav Siddharth Gairola and Sherif Hanafy and Volker Vahrenkamp
Marine and Petroleum Geology · Vol. 146 · pp. 105934 · 2022
View publication20215 papers
Contribution of drone photogrammetry to 3D outcrop modeling of facies, porosity, and permeability heterogeneities in carbonate reservoirs (Paris Basin, Middle Jurassic)
Thomas, Hadrien and Brigaud, Benjamin and Blaise, Thomas and Saint-Bezar, Bertrand and Zordan, Elodie and Zeyen, Hermann and Andrieu, Simon and Vincent, Benoît and Chirol, Hugo and Portier, Eric and Mouche, Emmanuel
Marine and Petroleum Geology · Vol. 123 · 2021
View publicationIntegrating outcrop and subsurface data to improve the predictability of geobodies distribution using a 3D training image: A case study of a Triassic Channel – Crevasse-splay complex
Luis Miguel Yeste and Ricardo Palomino and Augusto Nicolás Varela and Neil David McDougall and César Viseras
Marine and Petroleum Geology · Vol. 129 · pp. 105081 · 2021
View publicationLow-angle shear within the exposed Mânzălești diapir, Romania: Salt decapitation in the Eastern Carpathians fold-and-thrust belt.
Tămaș, D.M., Tămaș, A., Barabasch, J., Rowan, M.G., Schleder, Z., Krézsek, C. and Urai, J.L.
Tectonics · Vol. 40 · pp. -- · 2021
View publicationRheological stratification in impure rock salt during long-term creep: morphology, microstructure, and numerical models of multilayer folds in the Ocnele Mari salt mine, Romania
Adamuszek, M. and Tămaș, D. M. and Barabasch, J. and Urai, J. L.
Solid Earth · Vol. 12 · pp. 2041--2065 · 2021
View publicationUAV-based 3D outcrop modeling: Stratigraphic mapping of a seismic scale Jurassic oolitic ramp, Amellago cliff, Morocco
Bordenave, A. and Dujoncquoy, E. and Bourillot, R. and Kenter, J. and Champagne, J. and Daguinos, P.
2nd EAGE Workhop on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles · 2021
View publication20202 papers
Advances in the digital outcrop modeling software and workflow: Examples and lessons from outcrops: Saudi Arabia
Osman, M. and Cline, J.
1st EAGE Digitalization Conference and Exhibition · 2020
View publicationDiscriminating stacked distributary channel from palaeovalley fill sand bodies in foreland basin settings
Brian S. Burnham, Rhodri M. Jerrett, David Hodgetts, and Stephen S.Flint,
Sedimentary Geology · Vol. 398 · 2020
View publication20194 papers
Application of photogrammetry to generate quantitative geobody data in ephemeral fluvial systems
Priddy, Charlotte L. and Pringle, Jamie K. and Clarke, Stuart M. and Pettigrew, Ross P.
Photogrammetric Record · Vol. 34 · pp. 428 – 444 · 2019
View publicationInsight into heterogeneous calcite cementation of turbidite channel-fills from UAV photogrammetry
Marini, Mattia and Porta, Giovanna Della and Felletti, Fabrizio and Grasso, Benedetta Marcella and Franzini, Marica and Casella, Vittorio
Geosciences (Switzerland) · Vol. 9 · 2019
View publicationQuantifying spatial and architectural relationships from fluvial outcrops
Burnham, Brian S. and Hodgetts, David
Geosphere · Vol. 15 · pp. 236 – 253 · 2019
View publicationVirtual outcrops, High-resolution digital terrain models, Acquisition, Validation, Virtual analysis
Andrés Bilmes, Leandro D'Elia, Luciano Lopez, Sebastián Richiano, Augusto Varela, María del Pilar Alvarez, Joaquín Bucher, Inés Eymard, Martín Muravchik, Juan Franzese and Daniel Ariztegui
Journal of South American Earth Sciences · Vol. 96 · pp. 102325 · 2019
View publication20181 paper
Validation of fracture data recognition in rock masses by automated plane detection in 3D point clouds
T. Drews and G. Miernik and K. Anders and B. Höfle and J. Profe and A. Emmerich and T. Bechstädt
International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · Vol. 109 · pp. 19-31 · 2018
View publication20161 paper
Improving reservoir models through combining digital outcrop data and forward modelling
Hodgetts, D. and Burnham, B.S.
78th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2016: Efficient Use of Technology - Unlocking Potential · 2016
View publication20131 paper
LiDAR-based digital outcrops for sedimentological analysis: Workflows and techniques
Rarity, F. and Van Lanen, X.M.T. and Hodgetts, D. and Gawthorpe, R.L. and Wilson, P. and Fabuel-Perez, I. and Redfern, J.
Geological Society Special Publication · Vol. 387 · pp. 153-183 · 2013
View publication20091 paper
Applications of digital outcrop models: Two fluvial case studies from the Triassic Wolfville Fm., Canada and Oukaimeden Sandstone Fm., Morocco
van Lanen, X.M.T. and Hodgetts, D. and Redfern, J. and Fabuel-Perez, I.
Geological Journal · Vol. 44 · pp. 742-760 · 2009
View publication20071 paper
Integrating digital and traditional field techniques using virtual reality geological studio (VRGS)
Hodgetts, D. and Gawthorpe, R.L. and Wilson, P. and Rarity, F.
69th European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers Conference and Exhibition 2007: Securing The Future. Incorporating SPE EUROPEC 2007 · Vol. 1 · pp. 83-87 · 2007
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