A multi-scale approach to improve reservoir characterization and forecasting: The Albacora Field (deep-water offshore Brazil) study

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2001, Pages

  Cunha, Luciane B ^a   Barroso, Alberto Da S ^a   Romeu, Régis K ^a   Sombra, Cristiano L ^a   Cortez, Marcella M ^b   Backhauser, Yeda ^a   Lopes, Marcos F ^a   Schwerdesky, G ^a   Bruhn, Carlos H ^a   De Souza, Rogério S ^a   Becker, Mauro R ^a  

^a PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^b CGG   (France)

Author keywords

Campos basin; History matching; Reservoir study; Scale up; Simulation

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 6644220448     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.7.s.s17     Document Type: Article

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