Seismic-to-simulation for unconventional reservoir development

Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2011, RCSC 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 169-191

  Cipolla, C L ^a   Fitzpatrick, T ^a   Williams, M J ^a   Ganguly, U K ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA INTEGRATION; FRACTURE; GEOLOGY; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; HYDROCARBONS; INTEGRATION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMOLOGY; WELL COMPLETION; WELL SPACING; WELL STIMULATION;

COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATIONS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE PROPAGATION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE STIMULATION; HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SIMULATION EVALUATION; SINGLE-WELL RESERVOIRS; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 84860122013     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/146876-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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