Subsidence delay: Field observations and analysis

Oil and Gas Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 443-458

  Hettema, M ^a   Papamichos, E ^b   Schutjens, P ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b SINTEF PETROLEUM RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; HYDROCARBONS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; PORE PRESSURE; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

DEPLETION; FIELD OBSERVATION;

SUBSIDENCE;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; SUBSIDENCE;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; OIL FIELD; SUBSIDENCE;

EID: 0036766197     PISSN: 12944475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2516/ogst:2002029     Document Type: Article

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