The impact of fault envelope structure on fluid flow: A screening study using fault fades

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 619-648

  Fachri, Muhammad ^a   Tveranger, Jan ^a   Cardozo, Nestor ^b   Pettersen, Øystein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROPHYSICS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

DISPLACEMENT FUNCTION; ENVELOPE STRUCTURES; FAULT ZONE ARCHITECTURE; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PREDEFINED RANGE; RESERVOIR SIMULATOR; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

DEFORMATION; FACIES; FAULT DISPLACEMENT; FAULT ZONE; FLOW MODELING; FLUID FLOW; FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; RESERVOIR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79955615616     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09131009132     Document Type: Article

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