Integrated core-log petrofacies analysis in the construction of a reservoir geomodel: A case study of a mature Mississippian carbonate reservoir using limited data

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1257-1274

  Bhattacharya, Saibal ^a   Doveton, John H ^a   Carr, Timothy R ^a   Guy, Willard R ^a   Gerlach, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b Charter Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL COMPLETION; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CARBONATE FIELDS; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CORE-LOG PETROFACIES; RESERVOIR GEOMODEL;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS);

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27344439083     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06030504144     Document Type: Article

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