Three-dimensional geological and synthetic seismic model of Early Permian redeposited basinal carbonate deposits, Victorio Canyon, west Texas

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1405-1436

  Janson, Xavier ^a   Kerans, Charles ^b   Bellian, Jerome A ^a   Fitchen, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Occidental of Oman Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; EXTRAPOLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMOGRAPHS; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DIGITAL OUTCROP MODEL; RESERVOIR-PRONE FACIES; STOCHASTIC IMPEDANCE MODEL; VICTORIO CANYON;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

ALGORITHM; CARBONATE SEDIMENT; GRAINSTONE; KRIGING; OOID; PERMIAN; SILTSTONE; STOCHASTICITY; STRATIGRAPHY; SYNTHETIC SEISMOGRAM;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35848967309     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05210705188     Document Type: Article

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