Fractals and their applicability in geological wireline log analysis

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 339-350

  Pang, J ^a   North, C P ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; GEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION; RESERVOIR PROPERTIES; SUBSURFACE DATA; WIRELINE LOG;

GAMMA RAYS; LITHOLOGY; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLOGY;

FRACTAL DIMENSIONS; GEOLOGICAL WIRE LOG ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS LITHOLOGIES; HETEROGENEOUS RESERVOIRS;

FRACTALS;

EID: 0029666624     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1996.tb00438.x     Document Type: Article

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