Propensity and probability in depositional facies analysis and modeling

Mathematical Geosciences

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 737-760

  Ma, Y Zee ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abductive inference; Declustering; Facies frequency; Geologic conceptual model; Geostatistical modeling; Probabilistic causality; Single case probability; Spatial propensity

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTIVE INFERENCE; DECLUSTERING; FACIES FREQUENCY; GEOLOGIC CONCEPTUAL MODEL; GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING; PROBABILISTIC CAUSALITY; SINGLE CASE PROBABILITY; SPATIAL PROPENSITY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; PETROLOGY; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

PROBABILITY;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; GEOSTATISTICS; MODELING; PROBABILITY; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 70349969954     PISSN: 18748961     EISSN: 18748953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-009-9239-z     Document Type: Article

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