Integrated clustering/geostatistical/evolutionary strategies approach for 3D reservoir characterization and assisted history-matching in a complex carbonate reservoir, SACROC unit, permian basin

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1334-1358

  Gonzalez, R ^a   Schepers, K ^a   Reeves, S R ^b   Eslinger, E ^c   Back, T ^d  

^a SPE ^*

^b Advanced Resources International Inc   (United States)

^c The College of Saint Rose

^d NuTech Solutions ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CARBONATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; LIQUIDS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM REFINING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; SOLIDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WELL LOGGING; WELL STIMULATION;

BLACK OILS; BLOCK MODELS; BOUNDARY EFFECTS; CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; CHARACTERIZATION PROCEDURES; CLUSTERING ANALYSES; CLUSTERING METHODS; COMPLEX PRODUCTIONS; EVOLUTIONARY STRATEGIES; FLOW UNITS; FOOT PROFILES; GEO STATISTICS; GEOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITIES; GEOSTATISTICAL METHODS; HETEROGENEOUS CARBONATES; HIGH VERTICAL RESOLUTIONS; HISTORICAL PRODUCTIONS; HISTORY MATCHES; INPUT PARAMETERS; INTEGRATED METHODOLOGIES; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; PERMEABILITY MODELS; PERMEABILITY VALUES; PERMIAN; PRODUCTION PERFORMANCES; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATIONS; RESERVOIR PRESSURES; ROCK TYPES; STUDY AREAS; THREE DIMENSIONS; UPSCALING; WELL LOGS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 55149097964     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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