Implicit net-to-gross in the petrophysical characterization of thin-layered reservoirs

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-333

  Scaglioni, Paolo ^a   Ruvo, Livio ^a   Cozzi, Mauro ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heterolithic log facies; Markov transition probability matrix; Permeability; Porosity; Stochastic simulation; Turbidite; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LITHOLOGY; MARKOV PROCESSES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLOGY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY; TURBIDITE;

EID: 33750847755     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079305-694     Document Type: Article

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