On the value of 3D seismic amplitude data to reduce uncertainty in the forecast of reservoir production

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 269-284

  Varela, Omar J ^a,b   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Lake, Larry W ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Reservoir models; Reservoir production; Seismic data; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

RESERVOIR MODELS; RESERVOIR PRODUCTION; SEISMIC DATA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SEISMOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SEISMOLOGY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SEISMIC SURVEY;

EID: 33344468013     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.11.004     Document Type: Article

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