Analysis of sonic well logs applied to erosion estimates in the Bighorn basin, Wyoming

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 630-646

  Heasler, Henry P ^a,c,d   Kharitonova, Natalya A ^a,b,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Samson Resources   (United States)

^c University of Wyoming ^*

^d Institute for Energy

^e GUBKIN RUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF OIL AND GAS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; CALCULATIONS; COMPACTION; EROSION; FUNCTIONS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; ROCKS;

BASIN EROSION ANALYSIS; BIGHORN BASIN; HYDROCARBON MATURATION PREDICTION; IMPROVED EXPONENTIAL MODEL; MECHANICAL ROCK COMPACTION; ROCK SONIC VELOCITIES; SONIC WELL LOGS ANALYSIS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BASIN ANALYSIS; EROSION; HYDROCARBON MATURATION; SONIC VELOCITY; WELL LOGGING;

USA, WYOMING, BIGHAM BASIN;

EID: 0029667784     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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