Modeling and Flow Simulations of a North Sea Turbidite Reservoir: Sensitivities and Upscaling

Proceedings of the European Petroleum Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 123-137

  Stephen, K D ^a   Clark, J D ^a   Pickup, G E ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; SEISMOLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; GEO-CELLULAR MODELS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142267370     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78292-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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