Application of sequence stratigraphic reinterpretation of lower lagunillas member to further development of Bloque IV, Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela

SPE Formation Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 271-279

  Bryant, I D ^a   Herron, M M ^a   Gamero De Villarroel, H ^b  

^a SPE   (United States)

^b Maraven SA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; CLAY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LAKES; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

LAKE MARACAIBO; VENEZUELA;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CLAY; RESERVOIR; WELL;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

VENEZUELA, LAKE MARACAIBO, BACHAQUERO FIELD;

EID: 0031412181     PISSN: 0885923X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36538-PA     Document Type: Article

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