Quantitative outcrop data for flow simulation

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 788-802

  Willis, Brian J ^a,c   White, Christopher D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; DEPOSITS; FLOW SIMULATION; FORECASTING; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; OIL WELL FLOODING; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SHALE;

ARCHITECTURAL ANALYSIS; COEFFICIENTS OF VARIATIONS; GEOLOGIC HETEROGENEITY; GRID CONSTRUCTIONS; PROCESS VARIABLES; QUIESCENT CONDITIONS; RECOVERY EFFICIENCY; SUBSURFACE FLUID FLOW;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

FLOW MODELING; POROUS MEDIUM; SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION;

CRETACEOUS; DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033827586     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/2DC40938-0E47-11D7-8643000102C1865D     Document Type: Article

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