Flow units, connectivity, and reservoir characterization in a wave-dominated deltaic reservoir: Meren reservoir, Nigeria

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-324

  Larue, Dave K ^a   Legarre, Henry ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b ChevronTexaco Overseas Petroleum Co   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODS; MAPS; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; TURBIDITY;

ISOPACH MAPS; RETROGRADATION CYCLES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MIOCENE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 1642273214     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10100303043     Document Type: Article

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