Vertical-to-lateral transitions among cretaceous carbonate facies-A means to 3-D framework construction via Markov analysis

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 232-243

  Purkis, Sam ^a   Vlaswinkel, Brigitte ^b   Gracias, Nuno ^c  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY;

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CRETACEOUS CARBONATE; GEOSTATISTICAL MODELING; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; MARKOV RANDOM FIELDS; PREDICTION AND SIMULATIONS; RECONSTRUCTION PROCESS; TRANSITION PROBABILITIES;

MARKOV CHAINS;

CARBONATE SYSTEM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRETACEOUS; GEOSTATISTICS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOFACIES; MARKOV CHAIN; NUMERICAL MODEL;

PECOS RIVER; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

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EID: 84862023426     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2110/jsr.2012.23     Document Type: Article

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