Stochastic Bayesian inversion of borehole self-potential measurements

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 748-764

  Woodruff, W F ^a   Revil, A ^a,b   Jardani, A ^c   Nummedal, D ^a   Cumella, S ^d  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^d Bill Barrett Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Electromagnetic theory; Hydrogeophysics; Permeability and porosity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATE ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; AXISYMMETRIC; BAYESIAN INVERSION; CLAY FRACTIONS; CLEAN SAND; DIFFUSE LAYERS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL LAWS; FINITE ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; LIMITING CASE; LOG DATA; MECHANISTIC MODELS; METROPOLIS ALGORITHMS; MODEL PARAMETERS; NEAR-SURFACE; NEUTRON POROSITY; PER UNIT; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITY; PETROPHYSICAL MODELS; PORE VOLUME; PORE WATERS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SAND RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SELF-POTENTIAL; SELF-POTENTIAL SIGNALS; SHALE LAYERS; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; VOLUMETRIC CHARGE; WATER SATURATIONS; WELL LOGS;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; GAMMA RAYS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NEUTRON LOGGING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POISSON EQUATION; POROSITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHALE;

WELL LOGGING;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BOREHOLE LOGGING; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HYDROGEOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POWER LAW DISTRIBUTION; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SELF POTENTIAL; STOCHASTICITY;

COLORADO; PICEANCE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958554513     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04770.x     Document Type: Article

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