Joint estimation of porosity and saturation using stochastic rock-physics modeling

Geophysics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Bachrach, Ran ^a  

^a WESTERNGECO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes methods; Density; Elastic moduli; Porosity; Rocks; Sediments

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SEDIMENTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BAYESIAN ESTIMATION THEORY; JOINT ESTIMATION; STOCHASTIC ROCK-PHYSICS MODELING;

ROCKS;

DATA INVERSION; POROSITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SATURATION; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEISMIC DATA; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 33748862388     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2235991     Document Type: Article

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