Quantitative estimates of oil losses during migration, part I: The saturation of pathways in carrier beds

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 375-387

  Luo, X R ^a   Zhou, B ^b   Zhao, S X ^c   Zhang, F Q ^b   Vasseur, G ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbon losses; Pathway; Percolation; Secondary migration; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); SANDSTONE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HYDROCARBON LOSS; INDEPENDENT MIGRATION UNIT; MASS BALANCE; SECONDARY MIGRATION; SOURCE ROCK;

HYDROCARBONS;

HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCOLATION; SOURCE ROCK;

EID: 34948818740     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2007.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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