Numerical simulation of fluid flow in complex faulted regions

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 127, Issue , 1998, Pages 121-132

  Foley, L ^a,b   Daltaban, T S ^a   Wang, J T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT ZONE; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EID: 0032459743     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.127.01.10     Document Type: Article

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