Three-dimensional modeling of a shoreface-shelf parasequence reservoir analog: Part 2. geologic controls on fluid flow and hydrocarbon recovery

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1183-1208

  Jackson, Matthew D ^a   Hampson, Gary J ^a   Sech, Richard P ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; EFFICIENCY; FLOODS; FLOW OF WATER; RECOVERY; SANDSTONE; SECONDARY RECOVERY; STRATIGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

FLOW BEHAVIORS; FLUID SATURATIONS; GEOLOGIC CONTROL; GRAVITY DRIVEN FLOW; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; PRESSURE SUPPORT; SWEEP EFFICIENCY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

DEPOSITION;

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; DIAGENESIS; GRAVITY FLOW; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OUTCROP; PARASEQUENCE; SATURATION; SHELF SEDIMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER FLOW;

EID: 70349696560     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05110908145     Document Type: Article

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