Physics-based Reconstruction of Sedimentary Rocks

SPE Western Regional/AAPG Pacific Section Joint Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 305-318

  Jin, Guodong ^a   Patzek, Tad W ^b   Silin, Dmitry B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD (DEM); FRACTURE PROPAGATION; ROCK DAMAGE;

COMPACTION; DEPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROCRACKS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OIL WELL CEMENTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

EID: 1142270779     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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