Well-log tomography and 3-D imaging of core and log-curve amplitudes in a Niagaran reef, Belle River Mills field, St. Clair County, Michigan, United States

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 409-433

  Wylie Jr , Albert S ^a   Wood, James R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; GAS FUEL STORAGE; GASES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; REEFS; STORAGE (MATERIALS); STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

AMPLITUDE SLICES; CORE PERMEABILITY; IMAGING TOOLS; WELL-LOG TOMOGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

WELL LOGGING;

MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT CLAIR COUNTY [MICHIGAN]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16244397696     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10110404065     Document Type: Article

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