Reservoir fluid analysis as a proxy for connectivity in deepwater reservoirs

SPWLA 50th Annual Logging Symposium 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Elshahawi, Hani ^a   Mullins, Oliver C ^b   Hows, Melton ^a   Colacelli, Santiago ^b   Flannery, Matthew ^a   Zuo, Julian ^b   Dong, Chengli ^b  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production Inc   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALTENES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ASPHALTENE GRADIENTS; COMPLETE SOLUTIONS; DEEPWATER RESERVOIRS; DOWNHOLE FLUID ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; PRESSURE COMMUNICATION; RESERVOIR CONNECTIVITIES;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79959521960     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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