Using probabilistic shale smear modelling to relate SGR predictions of column height to fault-zone heterogeneity

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-42

  Yielding, Graham ^a  

^a Badley Geoscience Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMN HEIGHT; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FAULT ROCK; FAULT SURFACES; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; PHYLLOSILICATE; THRESHOLD PRESSURES;

FUEL SYSTEMS; GEOLOGY;

SHALE;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FAULT ZONE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OUTCROP; SHALE; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84857850640     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079311-013     Document Type: Article

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