Stratigraphic well correlations for 3-D static modeling of carbonate reservoirs

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 789-824

  Borgomano, Jean R F ^a   Fournier, François ^a   Viseur, Sophie ^a   Rijkels, Lex ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE RAMPS; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; DIAGENETIC TRANSFORMATION; PALEOBATHYMETRY; PRIORI KNOWLEDGE; SEDIMENTARY SYSTEMS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; STATIC RESERVOIR MODELING;

WELL SPACING;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; DATA SET; GEOSTATISTICS; MODELING; RESERVOIR; SEISMIC DATA; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 47049117139     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02210807078     Document Type: Article

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