Geostatistical models for shales in distributary channel point bars (Ferron Sandstone, Utah): From ground-penetrating radar data to three-dimensional flow modeling

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1851-1868

  Li, Hongmei ^a   White, Christopher D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

FLOW DIRECTION; HYDRAULIC EFFECTS;

GEOLOGY;

FLUID FLOW; GEOSTATISTICS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; PERMEABILITY; SHALE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 0347415853     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07170302044     Document Type: Article

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