Flexible spectral methods for the generation of random fields with power-law semivariograms

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 823-848

  Bruining, Johannes ^a   Van Batenburg, Diederik ^b   Lake, Larry W ^c   Yang, An Ping ^d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Halliburton BV   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast Fourier transform; Fractals; Permeability heterogeneity; Random fields; Statistical properties

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCARBON; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM;

FLUID FLOW; GEOSTATISTICS; HETEROGENEITY; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; RANDOM FIELD GENERATOR; SEMIVARIOGRAM;

EID: 0031432059     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02768904     Document Type: Article

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