Interpretation of Subsurface Fault Through Multi-Level Second Vertical Derivative Gravitational Data in Bittuang Geothermal Working Area, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Authors

  • Ullil Gunadi Putra Geophysics Study Program, Department of Geoscience, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia
  • William Jhanesta Laboratory of Geophysical Modelling, Department of Geosciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia
  • Iskandarsyah Geophysics Study Program, Department of Geosciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25299/jgeet.2021.6.4.7744

Keywords:

Gravity, ML-SVD, Structure, Geothermal

Abstract

The research was conducted in Bittuang, Tana Toraja Regency, South Sulawesi Province, as one of the geothermal prospect areas and targets for the initial stage of the Government exploration drilling program for the 2020-2024 period. One aspect of geothermal is the manifestation control structure as a fluid migration path from below the surface. Therefore, identification of existing structures in the Bittuang geothermal area was carried out and confirmed the surface geological structure contained in the Bittuang geothermal geological map. In determining the presence of a fault and knowing its characteristics such as the type of fault, the direction of the dip, and the magnitude of the dip of the fault, the gravity data is processed using the multi-level second vertical derivative (ML-SVD) method. To strengthen the interpretation, the results from the ML-SVD were matched with the data from the horizontal gradient (HG) method and the geological data of the structure of the study area. From this process, there are 27 faults in the Bittuang geothermal area, two of which are indicated as controlling faults for the manifestation of the Balla group and the Cepeng group. This research is expected to describe faults in the Bittuang geothermal area, which can support detailed exploration activities.

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Published

2021-12-28