Stochastic surface-based modeling of turbidite lobes

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 177-191

  Pyrcz, Michael J ^a   Catuneanu, Octavian ^b   Deutsch, Clayton V ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DATA ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TURBIDITY;

COMPENSATIONAL STACKING; LOBE PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE-BASED SIMULATION; TURBIDITE LOBES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TURBIDITE;

EID: 13844317451     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09220403112     Document Type: Article

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