A fracture network model and open fracture analysis of a tight sandstone gas reservoir in Dongpu Depression, Bohaiwan Basin, eastern China

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 275-282

  Li, Qi ^a   Wang, Tuofu ^b   Xie, Xinong ^b   Shao, Suwei ^a   Xia, Qingqing ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; WELL LOGGING;

BOHAIWAN BASIN; DONGPU DEPRESSION; EASTERN CHINA; FLOW BASED; FRACTURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE MODELLING; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE NETWORK MODELS; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; FRACTURE SIMULATIONS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; FRACTURED RESERVOIR; GEOLOGICAL HISTORY; GEOLOGICAL PROCESS; IN-SITU; PREDICTION METHODS; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; STRESS-STRAIN ANALYSIS; TIGHT SANDSTONE GAS; TIGHT SANDSTONES; VALIDATION TOOLS;

FRACTURE;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FRACTURE NETWORK; FRACTURE ORIENTATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOLOGY; MODELING; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; WELL LOGGING;

ASIA; BOHAI SEA; BOHAIWAN BASIN; CHINA; DONGPU DEPRESSION; EURASIA; FAR EAST; PACIFIC OCEAN; YELLOW SEA;

EID: 68949121114     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2009.00781.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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