Geomorphology: An approach to determining subsurface reservoir dimensions

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1123-1147

  Tye, Robert S ^a  

^a PetroTel Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; DEPOSITION; GEOLOGY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SETTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

RESERVOIR MODELS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

EID: 4043176171     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02090403100     Document Type: Article

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