Conditional simulation of geologically averaged block permeabilities

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-35

  Journel, A G ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOPHYSICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; STATISTICS;

FLOW SIMULATOR; GEOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITY; GEOLOGIST; GEOSTATISTICIAN; OUTCROP SAMPLING; PETROPHYSICAL VARIABILITY;

HYDROLOGY;

PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIA-FLOW THOUGH;

FLOW MODELLING; FLOW SIMULATION; GEOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR MODEL;

EID: 0030303814     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)80032-1     Document Type: Article

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