Integrated characterization and flow modeling of a heterogeneous carbonate reservoir in Daleel Field, Oman

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 150-159

  Abbaszadeh, Maghsood ^b   Koide, Naoki ^a   Murahashi, Yoya ^b  

^a Fuji Research Institute Corporation   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

DALEEL FIELD; OMAN;

EID: 0034044558     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/62514-PA     Document Type: Article

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