Mapping and characterization of thin chalk reservoirs using data integration: The Kraka Field, Danish North Sea

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-124

  Klinkby, Lone ^a   Kristensen, Lars ^a   Nielsen, Erik B ^a   Zinck Jørgensen, Kim ^a   Stemmerik, Lars ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chalk; Danian; Porosity estimation; Seismic interpretation

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 19644387916     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079304-632     Document Type: Article

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