Characterization of turbidites from the Urucutuca Formation of the Almada Basin, Bahia, Brazil, using seismic and petrophysical well log data

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-182

  Lima, Klédson Tomaso P ^a   Dias, Carlos Alberto ^b  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Almada Basin; Brazil; Petrophysics; Reservoir seismic; Turbidites; Well logs

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; WELL LOGGING;

CALCARENITE; FORMATION MECHANISM; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT THICKNESS; SEISMIC METHOD; TECTONIC SETTING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBIDITE; WELL LOGGING;

ALMADA BASIN; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 45149113609     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079308-735     Document Type: Article

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