HI Phillip, You may try StructureSolver. Its not a full alternative but it would help you restoration in one click. It has a Petrel plugin too.

Its highly effective in establishing depth of detachment and correlation across the fault.

https://www.linkedin.com/company/structuresolver/

Hi Philip,

Perhaps you can have a look to KronosFlow. It's a new modern software for kinematics basin modeling. It's very easy to use.

Regards,

I was just about to ask the same question as Philip. Thanks for your answers in advance :)

I have always used MOVE, if affiliated with a uni you could get a free academic license. Otherwise, you could look at Rick Allmendinger's FaultFold program. You can't restore sections but you can forward model your section to replicate your deformed state.

Philipp,

Have you tried Andino3D?

http://www.andino3d.com.ar

Dear Philip,

Best available is Move that is used extensively during PhD. Andino3D is quite better but not sure know if it is available in english? and structure solver is best if you want to restore seismic section. They offer trial or academic licenses...

The most simplest thing i did during my master's was using coral draw for line length restoration when MOVE was not available. The process was making deformed section according to scale on paper and digitizing it in the coral draw with paper scale as a reference. Later i used properties of a particular horizon (line length) and drawing a line of same length in undeformed restored section for every respective fault block. With simple maths (reference scale conversion)you can calculate amount of shortening in the section and reduce errors in the interpretation.

With comparison to paper based section it was easy to create multiple copies of the same section and restoration. So basically you can play with it much better than manual section but not as much as in MOVE or other programme.

Philipp,

Alternatively, you can try the THRUSTPACK software or LOCACE software . Used by (Geruald et., al 2002) in developing the important stages of the structural progression of the HW of MBT was compared with that of the Salt Range and South Potwar basin, probably this will help.

Regards,

M.Yaseen

Hi phillip,

You may use Igeoss 2D Dynel 2011. It uses finite element method. It provides geomechanical solutions for geological modeling.

Regards

I normally use Dynel2D for restorations

Hola Carlos,

Check this: https://www.andino3d.com.ar/

Best

c.

I don't know if you are looking for freeware or commercial..

Groundhog is freeware of BGS but don't know how good it would be in restoration...

Regards

Dynel 2D offers geomechanical rock properties input, including computation of the step-wise strain-based decompaction. For a soft-rock sedimentary basin is the choice #1, in particular if you have an extensional setting (your case). You will be available to compute the amount of extension accounting the regional tensor...

Hello Philipp,

I would equally suggest to look after Gocad-Kine2D from EarthDecision and IFPEN

Regards

jp

Structure Solver - by far the easiest and best tool for quick and dirty restorations, forward models, etc...links to Petrel, T7 etc.

https://www.structuresolver.com/

I use DYNEL 2D,very good

Philip Ball,

Andino 3D is a very good alternative. Please contact us

www.lateandes.com

www.andino3d.com.ar

all the best

Try with Dynel2D software from Schlumberger

Rick Allemendiger's faultfold is also useful https://www.rickallmendinger.net/faultfold

It seems that no one mentioned KronosFlow by Beicip Franlab. It is very powerful and easy to use.

If you prefer a more automated restoration, you can try Kine3D-3 by Paradigm-Emerson, which allows a 3D restoration using a mechanical solver.

Regards,

Laurent

Hi StructureSolver is one option.

I came across a new tool: I have not tried it yet. I post it here because it is a Python package.

[Open-source] Python package for 3D structural geological modeling

GemPy is a free and open-source geological modeling software that supports implicit and stochastic modeling. It can create sophisticated 3D geological models of folded structures, fault networks, and unconformities.

I used Dynel in the past. Very good.

However, Dynel 2D is part of Petrel Schlumberger now. I do not know if they still provide academic licences for that ??

MV Move used to provide academic/university licence in the past as well.

Please contact Laurent and Frank Maerten.

They created YOUWOL new software.... / platform

https://www.youwol.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-maerten-86807813/#

Erwan Le Guerroué

Thank you for the comments and the link, KronosFlows looks interesting.

Could be interesting to test it in Norway and compare with 2D Move.

Hi Laurent Gernigon

Andino 3D (www.andino3d.com.ar) has academic/research-type license among its possibilities. To obtain the corresponding software license you must download the Andino 3D installer from https://www.andino3d.com.ar/en/downloads/ selecting the version 2.0.1.2. Once downloaded proceed to install it, once the software is finished it will open a license request dialog box where you must complete the corresponding form and select the "research or academic" option in the "objective" box, once your request has been sent, we will manage and send the corresponding licenses through our system. And that´s all!

If you have any question please contact us through our website or send an email to [email protected]

You can also contact Ernesto Cristallini our software development leader

All the best

Andino 3D

Technical Staff

Structure Solver. I have access to the software through my UH account. Philip Ball

Beicip-Franlab have some very good software. Move is okay for fault restoration, but it doesn't do a great job at thermal restoration, particularly in basins where thermal subsidence was laterally variable. KronosFlow looks like it might do a better job.

Learned too much from experts.

Regards

Ijaz

In case this can be of any help, for 3D geological modelling, in general, check also https://www.seequent.com/products-solutions/leapfrog-geo/

And the partnership between Seequesnt and ESRI:https://www.esri.com/partners/seequent-ltd-a2T70000000TNSiEAO/leapfrog-geo-a2d5x000005JhDDAA0

Information: courtesy of Dr Marco Pistis