Characterization and 3D reservoir modelling of fluvial sandstones of the Williams Fork Formation, Rulison Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado, USA

Journal of Geophysics and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 158-172

  Pranter, Matthew J ^a   Vargas, Marielis F ^b   Davis, Thomas L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ConocoPhillips Venezuela ^*  (Spain)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluvial; Reservoir modelling; Sandstone; Static connectivity; Williams Fork Formation

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HETEROGENEITY; MODELING; OVERBANK FLOW; RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; PICEANCE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649147379     PISSN: 17422132     EISSN: 17422140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1742-2132/5/2/003     Document Type: Article

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