Interpretation of radioactive marker measurements to evaluate compaction in the northern Adriatic gas fields

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 401-411

  Ferronato, M ^a   Gambolati, G ^a   Teatini, P ^a   Bau D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

RADIOACTIVE MARKER TECHNIQUE (RMT);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

COMPACTION; OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION; SUBSIDENCE; TRACER;

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIBILITY; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; RADIOACTIVITY; SUBSIDENCE; TRACER;

ADRIATIC SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0942299879     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/79470-PA     Document Type: Article

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