Assessing the Value of 3D Seismic Data in Reducing Uncertainty in Reservoir Production Forecasts

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 269-282

  Varela, Omar J ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Lake, Larry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELLS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SEISMOLOGY;

GEOSTATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 1142278901     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77359-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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