Nested geological modelling of naturally fractured reservoirs

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 7, Issue SPECIL ISSUE, 2001, Pages

  Cacas, M C ^a   Daniel, J M ^a   Letouzey, J ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Faults (geology); Fractured reservoirs; Fractures (rock); Joints (geology); Simulation

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING;

FAULT; FRACTURED MEDIUM; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JOINT; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0034971995     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.7.s.s43     Document Type: Article

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