The Statistical Reservoir Model: Calibrating faults and fractures, and predicting reservoir response to water flood

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 469-482

  Main, Ian G ^a   Li, L ^a   Heffer, K J ^b   Papasouliotis, O ^a,c   Leonard, T ^a   Koutsabeloulis, N C ^d   Zhang, X ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Reservoir Dynamics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Serono International SA   (Switzerland)

^d Vector International Processing Systems (VIPS) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CORRELATION; FAULT; FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; POWER LAW; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULLFAKS FIELD; NORTH SEA;

EID: 38349153834     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.25     Document Type: Conference Paper

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