Mass balance calculations for different models of hydrocabon migration in the jeanne d'arc basin, offshore Newfoundland

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-198

  Baur, F ^a,d   di Primio, R ^b   Lampe, C ^c   Littke, R ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^c UCON Geoconsulting   (Germany)

^d BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Basin and petroleum systems modelling; Canada; Darcy; Egret Member; Flowpath; Hybrid modelling; Invasion percolation; Jeanne d'Arc Basin

Indexed keywords

BASIN AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS MODELLING; CANADA; DARCY; EGRET MEMBER; FLOWPATH; HYBRID MODELLING; INVASION PERCOLATION; JEANNE D'ARC BASIN;

ADSORPTION; HYDROCARBONS; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); PERCOLATION (SOLID STATE); PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SOLVENTS;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

ACCUMULATION RATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERN; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MASS BALANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCOLATION; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANADA; JEANNE D'ARC BASIN; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 79952835746     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2011.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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