Determination of a rock physics model for the carbonate Fahliyan Formation in two oil wells in southwestern Iran

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-57

  Mahbaz, Seyedbijan ^a   Sardar, Hadi ^b   Memarian, Hossein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

elastic parameters; Fahliyan Formation; geomechanical parameters; Iran; rock physics; Rymer Greenberg Castagna model

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PARAMETERS; FAHLIYAN FORMATION; GEOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS; IRAN; ROCK PHYSICS;

GEOLOGIC MODELS; GEOMECHANICS; OIL WELLS;

ROCKS;

CARBONATE; CLAY; DETECTION METHOD; ELASTICITY; GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; MINING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL WELL; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCK PROPERTY;

IRAN;

EID: 84858163467     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG11006     Document Type: Review

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