A procedure for appraisal of a hydrocarbon reservoir continuity and quantification of its heterogeneity

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-12

  Rahimpour Bonab, Hossain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Compartmentalization; Persian Gulf; Reservoir continuity; RS; South Pars; Strontium isotopes

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CONTINUITY; STRONTIUM ISOTOPES;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRONTIUM;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; STRONTIUM;

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; FORMATION WATER; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 34447636577     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.11.004     Document Type: Article

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