3D stratigraphic forward modelling for analysis and prediction of carbonate platform stratigraphies in exploration and production

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-58

  Warrlich, Georg ^a   Bosence, Dan ^a   Waltham, Dave ^a   Wood, Charlie ^a   Boylan, Amy ^a   Badenas, Beatriz ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Stratigraphic forward modelling

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE PLATFORMS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PLATFORM RESERVOIR; SPAIN; STRATIGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING;

CARBONATE MINERALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; DATA SET; FORWARD MODELING; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MIOCENE; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NIJAR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 38049140829     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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