Quantitative basin modeling: Present state and future development towards predictability

Geofluids

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-39

  Tuncay, K ^a   Ortoleva, P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin modeling; Fluid flow; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1242288434     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2004.00064.x     Document Type: Article

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