Three-dimensional inverse modeling of the refractive heat-flow anomaly associated with salt diapirism

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1207-1222

  Nagihara, Seiichi ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; HEAT CONDUCTION; SALT DEPOSITS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

INVERSE MODELING;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DIAPIRISM; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEM; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INVERSE ANALYSIS; SALT; SIMULATED ANNEALING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0042238454     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02100301109     Document Type: Article

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