Reactive transport modeling of carbonate and siliciclastic diagenesis and reservoir quality prediction

12th Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, ADIPEC 2006: Meeting the Increasing Oil and Gas Demand Through Innovation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 757-766

  Xiao, Yitian ^a   Jones, G D ^b  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b ExxonMobil Production Company   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MULTIPHASE FLOW; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; QUALITY CONTROL;

REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR QUALITY PREDICTION;

CARBONATES;

EID: 33847742206     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/101669-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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