Reservoir quality modeling of tight-gas sands in Wamsutter field: Integration of diagenesis, petroleum systems, and production data

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1229-1266

  Tobin, Rick C ^a   McClain, Tony ^a   Lieber, Robert B ^a   Ozkan, Aysen ^b   Banfield, Laura A ^a   Marchand, Ann M E ^a   McRae, Lee E ^a  

^a BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); GAS PERMEABILITY; GASOLINE; GRADING; MAPS; OIL WELLS; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; THERMAL STRESS; TIGHT GAS;

ALMOND FORMATIONS; FLUID INCLUSION DATA; HISTORICAL PRODUCTION; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; QUARTZ CEMENTATION; RESERVOIR QUALITY; TIGHT GAS SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; TIGHT GAS SANDSTONES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CARBONATE; CEMENTATION; CRETACEOUS; DATA SET; FLUID INCLUSION; GAS PRODUCTION; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); QUALITY CONTROL; QUARTZ; RESERVOIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77955968282     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/04211009140     Document Type: Article

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