Unconditional sequential Gaussian simulation for 3-D flow in a heterogeneous core

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 209-219

  Hicks, Paul J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid injection; Geostatistics; Permeability; Porosity; Semivariograms

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FLUID DISPLACEMENT SIMULATIONS; GEOSTATISTICS; RESIDUAL SATURATION DISTRIBUTION PARAMETERS; SEMIVARIOGRAM MODELS; SINGLE MISCIBLE PULSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL POROSITY DISTRIBUTION; UNCONDITIONAL SEQUENTIAL GAUSSIAN SIMULATIONS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SIMULATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

CARBONATE ROCK; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID INJECTION; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; PERMABILITY; POROSITY; SEMIVARIOGRAM;

EID: 0030390230     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(96)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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