Treatment of faults in production simulation models

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 219-233

  Fisher, Quentin J ^a   Jolley, Steve J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DATABASE; FAULT GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; SEISMIC DATA; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 36348930786     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.13     Document Type: Conference Paper

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