Methods and systems for constraining subsurface models

1 . A method comprising:

analyzing at least one strata within a stratigraphic structure of a formation to ascertain one or more physical properties at a plurality of different scales for the at least one strata;

correlating the one or more physical properties at the plurality of different scales for the at least one strata to one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata based on a correlation, wherein the correlation is a regime diagram;

modeling the formation with a subsurface model constrained by the correlated one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata; and

performing a wellbore operation based on the subsurface model.

2 . The method of claim 1 further comprising:

performing flume experiments; and

deriving the regime diagram based on data from the flume experiments.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters comprises one or more of: a fluid flow direction, a fluid source, a sediment concentration, a fluid flow velocity, a bedform slope, a Froude number, or a Reynolds number.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical properties comprises one or more of: a basin geometry, a basin context, a channel-lobe organization, a channel pattern, an avulsion pattern, a bedform type, a bedform stacking, a bedform structural characteristic, or a bedform migration direction.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the bedform structural characteristic comprises one or more of: a wavelength, a wave height, a bedform slope, a bedform asymmetry, and a planform crest shape.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the analyzing of the at least one strata comprises analyzing one or more of: well log data from the formation, a core sample from the formation, or seismic data from the formation.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the subsurface model provides outputs related to one or more of: fluid flow through the formation, connectivity, porosity, or permeability.

8 . A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor; and

instructions provided to the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the system to:

analyze at least one strata within a stratigraphic structure of a formation to ascertain one or more physical properties at a plurality of different scales for the at least one strata;

correlate the one or more physical properties at the plurality of different scales for the at least one strata to one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata based on a correlation, wherein the correlation is a regime diagram; and

model the formation with a subsurface model constrained by the one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata, wherein the subsurface model is used to perform a wellbore operation.

9 . A method comprising:

analyzing at least one strata within a stratigraphic structure of a formation to ascertain one or more physical properties at a plurality of different scales for the at least one strata; and

modeling the formation with a subsurface model, wherein the subsurface model comprises a correlation between the one or more physical properties at the plurality of different scales for the at least one strata to one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata, wherein the correlation is a regime diagram, and wherein the subsurface model is constrained by the one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata; and

performing a wellbore operation based on the subsurface model.

10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising:

performing flume experiments; and

deriving the regime diagram based on data from the flume experiments.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters comprises one or more of: a fluid flow direction, a fluid source, a sediment concentration, a fluid flow velocity, a bedform slope, a Froude number, or a Reynolds number.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the one or more physical properties comprises one or more of: a basin geometry, a basin context, a channel-lobe organization, a channel pattern, an avulsion pattern, a bedform type, a bedform stacking, a bedform structural characteristic, or a bedform migration direction.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the bedform structural characteristic comprises one or more of: a wavelength, a wave height, a bedform slope, a bedform asymmetry, and a planform crest shape.

14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the analyzing of the at least one strata comprises analyzing one or more of: well log data from the formation, a core sample from the formation, or seismic data from the formation.

15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the subsurface model provides outputs related to one or more of: fluid flow through the formation, connectivity, porosity, or permeability.

16 . A system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor; and

instructions provided to the memory, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the system to:

analyze at least one strata within a stratigraphic structure of a formation to ascertain one or more physical properties at a plurality of different scales for the at least one strata; and

model the formation with a subsurface model, wherein the subsurface model comprises a correlation between the one or more physical properties at the plurality of different scales for the at least one strata to one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata, wherein the correlation is a regime diagram, and wherein the subsurface model is constrained by the one or more formative hydraulic and sediment transport parameters for the at least one strata, wherein the subsurface model is used to perform a wellbore operation.