3D sedimentary modelling of a Miocene deltaic reservoir unit, Sincor field, Venezuela: A new approach

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-151

  Labourdette, Richard ^a,c   Casas, J ^b   Imbert, P ^a  

^a TOTAL   (France)

^b Centro Empresarial Sabana Grande PH   (Venezuela)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Deltaic reservoirs; Miocene; Oficina Formation; Reservoir modelling; Sincor field; Venezuela

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; DEPOSITS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STRATIGRAPHY;

3-D MODELING; DEPOSITIONAL PROCESSES; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; GRAVITY DRAINAGE; HEAVY OIL RECOVERY; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); INDIVIDUAL SEQUENCES; MIOCENE; MOUTH BARS; MOUTH-BAR DEPOSITS; NEW APPROACHES; OFICINA FORMATION; RESERVOIR DISTRIBUTION; RESERVOIR MODELING; SANDBODIES; SEQUENCE-STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORKS; STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK; THREE DIMENSIONS; VENEZUELA;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DELTAIC DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; MIOCENE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 47749100448     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2008.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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