The impact of biased sampling on the estimation of the semivariogram within fractured media containing multiple fracture sets

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 543-560

  Silliman, Stephen E ^a   Berkowitz, Brian ^b  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biased sampling; Fractured media; Monte Carlo; Multiple fracture sets; Semivariogram

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; GEOSTATISTICS; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; VARIOGRAM;

EID: 0033918602     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007558120522     Document Type: Article

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