Petroleum geology of the giant Elm Coulee field, Williston Basin

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1127-1153

  Sonnenberg, Stephen A ^a   Pramudito, Aris ^a,b  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CALCITE; GASOLINE; HORIZONTAL WELLS; INFILL DRILLING; KEROGEN; LITHOLOGY; LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS; OIL SHALE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROSITY; SHALE;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; ESTIMATED ULTIMATE RECOVERIES; HORIZONTAL FRACTURES; MATRIX PERMEABILITY; ORGANIC MATERIALS; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SUB-SURFACE MAPPING;

HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

DOLOMITE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FACIES; FOSSIL FUEL; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; KEROGEN; OIL FIELD; PRESSURE GRADIENT; SHALE;

NORTH AMERICA; WILLISTON BASIN;

ULMUS;

EID: 70349667506     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05280909006     Document Type: Article

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