3D imaging of a reservoir analogue in point bar deposits in the Ferron Sandstone, Utah, using ground-penetrating radar

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-163

  Zeng, Xiaoxian ^a   McMechan, George A ^a   Bhattacharya, Janok P ^a   Aiken, Carlos L V ^a   Xu, Xueming ^a   Hammon III, William S ^a   Corbeanu, Rucsandra M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS; WATER WELLS;

3 DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGING; PETROPHYSICAL DATA;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING;

CRETACEOUS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 2442494173     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2478.2003.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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