Characterization and Estimation of Permeability Correlation Structure from Performance Data

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 71, 1998, Pages 343-358

  Al Qahtani, Mohammed Y ^a   Ershaghi, Iraj ^b  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 1842761600     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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