Reservoir quality prediction in sandstones and carbonates

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 69, 1997, Pages

  Kupecz, Julie A ^a,b   Gluyas, Jon ^c   Bloch, Salman ^d  

^a PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

^b Intevep SA Los Teques Venezuela and Kupecz and Associates Ltd   (United States)

^c Monument Oil and Gas Plc   (United Kingdom)

^d Texaco Inc Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE;

EID: 6544234570     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Book

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