Chronologic modeling of faulted and fractured reservoirs using geomechanically based restoration: Technique and industry applications

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1201-1226

  Maerten, Laurent ^a   Maerten, Frantz ^a  

^a IGEOSS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HYDROCARBONS; RESTORATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; TECTONICS;

GEOMECHANICALLY BASED RESTORATION; RESERVOIR DEFORMATION; SAND-BOX MODEL;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DEFORMATION MECHANISM; FAULTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOLDING; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUMERICAL MODEL; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

EID: 33747188644     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02240605116     Document Type: Article

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