Integrated three-dimensional modeling approach of stacked turbidite channels

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1603-1618

  Labourdette, Richard ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY;

EROSION-DEPOSITION CYCLES; TURBIDITE DEPOSITS; VERTICAL STACKING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBIDITE;

EID: 36248985262     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/06210706143     Document Type: Article

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