Fully integrated hydrocarbon reservoir studies: Myth or reality?

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1477-1486

  Benetatos, Christoforos ^a   Viberti, Dario ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic behavior; Dynamic simulations; Geomechanical analyses; Hydrocarbon reservoirs; Mechanical Earth Model (MEM); Petrophysical parameters; Production strategy; Reservoir studies; Reservoir study; Static model

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951786423     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2010.1477.1486     Document Type: Article

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