Artificial neural network modelling as an aid to source rock characterization

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 277-290

  Huang, Zehui ^a   Williamson, Mark A ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Jeanne d'Arc Basin; Source rock characterization

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; NEURAL NETWORKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; WELL LOGGING;

DYNAMIC NODE CREATION; OIL SOURCE ROCK INTERVALS; SOURCE ROCK CHARACTERIZATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CONTENT; WELL CUTTING; WELL LOG RESPONSES;

PETROLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; SOURCE ROCK;

ATLANTIC, JEANNE D'ARC BASIN;

EID: 0029768940     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0264-8172(95)00062-3     Document Type: Article

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