Delineating and quantifying depositional facies patterns in carbonate reservoirs: Insight from modern analogs

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-86

  Harris, Paul M ^a  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; DEPOSITION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHY; WELL LOGGING;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; DEPOSITIONAL SETTING; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; MEASUREMENTS OF; PLATFORM MARGINS; RESERVOIR DISTRIBUTION; VARIABLE SPACING; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

SAND;

CARBONATE; DATA SET; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EXPLORATION; GRAINSTONE; OOID; PLEISTOCENE; RESERVOIR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIDAL CHANNEL; WATER DEPTH;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GREAT BAHAMA BANK;

EID: 76749102015     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/07060909014     Document Type: Article

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