Why is reservoir architecture an insignificant uncertainty in many appraisal and development studies of clastic channelized reservoirs?

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 337-366

  Larue, D K ^a   Hovadik, J ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel architecture; Connectivity; Deep water channel deposits; Dynamic uncertainty; Fluvial channel deposits; Permeability heterogeneity; Reservoir architecture; Waterflooding

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; MECHANISMS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STATISTICS; STRATIGRAPHY; WELL FLOODING;

CHANNEL ARCHITECTURE; CONNECTIVITY; DEEP-WATER CHANNEL DEPOSITS; DYNAMIC UNCERTAINTY; FLUVIAL CHANNEL DEPOSITS; PERMEABILITY HETEROGENEITY; RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE; WATERFLOODING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

DEEP WATER; HETEROGENEITY; OIL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY; RESERVE DESIGN; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 54049158107     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2008.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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