Comparison of several BHT correction methods: A case study on an Australian data set

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 913-922

  Goutorbe, Bruno ^a   Lucazeau, Francis ^a   Bonneville, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

BHT correction methods; Borehole; Bottom hole temperatures; Geothermics

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE; DATA SET; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR;

EID: 34547187635     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2007.03403.x     Document Type: Article

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