Role of effective permeability distribution in estimating overpressure using basin modelling

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1684-1691

  Bjørlykke, Knut ^a   Jahren, Jens ^a   Aagaard, Per ^a   Fisher, Quentin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PERMEABILITY; BASIN MODELLING; EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY; FLUID FLOW; FLUID FLOW MODELS; FORMING PRESSURE; FRACTURE PRESSURES; GEOLOGICAL TIME; LATERAL DISTRIBUTIONS; LATERAL DRAINAGE; OVER-PRESSURES; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABLE LAYERS; ROCK PROPERTIES; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TECTONIC DEVELOPMENT; VERTICAL FLOWS;

COMPACTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUIDS; FORECASTING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; SHALE;

CATCHMENTS;

DARCY LAW; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MODELING; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SHALE;

EID: 77956227297     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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