Heterogeneity of fluvial-deltaic reservoirs in the appalachian basin: A case study from a Lower Mississippian oil field in Central West Virginia

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 918-936

  Hohn, Michael Ed ^a,c,d,e,f   McDowell, Ronald R ^a,c,g,h   Matchen, David L ^a,c,i,j   Vargo, Ana G ^a,b,c,k,l  

^a West Virginia Geol/Economic Survey   (United States)

^b RIVERSIDE TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^c Intl Assoc for Math Geology ^*  (United States)

^d Intl Assoc for Math Geology   (United States)

^e BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

^j WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k University of Colorado College of Nursing   (United States)

^l Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED RECOVERY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL LOGGING; POROSITY;

ELECTROFACIES; FLUVIAL-DELTAIC RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

USA, WEST VIRGINIA, APPALACHIAN BASIN;

EID: 0031158605     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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