An approach to simulating the effects of water-induced compaction in a north sea reservoir

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 121-126

  Cook, C C ^a,f   Andersen, M A ^b,g   Halle, G ^c,h   Gislefoss, E ^d   Bowen, G R ^e  

^a HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Amoco Norway Oil Co   (Norway)

^c Elf Petroleum Norge AS   (Norway)

^d Enterprise Oil Norge   (Norway)

^e GeoQuest

^f STATOIL   (Norway)

^g SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^h Elf Exploration Angola   (Angola)

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EID: 1142287383     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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