ALLUVSIM: A program for event-based stochastic modeling of fluvial depositional systems

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1671-1685

  Pyrcz, M J ^a   Boisvert, J B ^b   Deutsch, C V ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Facies modeling; Geostatistics; Object based modeling; Reservoir characterization

Indexed keywords

CELL-BASED; DATA MISMATCH; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM; EVENT-BASED; FACIES MODELING; GEOMETRIC OBJECTS; GEOSTATISTICS; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; INPUT PARAMETER; OBJECT-BASED METHODS; OBJECT-BASED MODELING; PIXEL-BASED METHODS; POST PROCESS; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODELING; WELL DATA;

CELL MEMBRANES; IMAGE PROCESSING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ALGORITHM; CREVASSE; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; GEOSTATISTICS; MULTIOBJECTIVE PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PIXEL; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SOFTWARE; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 67650567085     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.09.012     Document Type: Article

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