Three-dimensional facies architecture and three-dimensional calcite concretion distributions in a tide-influenced delta front, Wall Creek Member, Frontier Formation, Wyoming

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-214

  Lee, Keumsuk ^a   Gani, M Royhan ^b   McMechan, George A ^c   Bhattacharya, Janok P ^d   Nyman, Stephanie L ^e   Zeng, Xiaoxian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

CEMENTATION; CONCRETIONS; RADAR FACIES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CALCITE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCRETION; FACIES ANALYSIS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; IMAGING METHOD;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

RAPTORES;

EID: 33847169918     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08310605114     Document Type: Article

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