Flow unit distribution and reservoir modelling in cretaceous carbonates of the sarvak formation, abteymour oilfield, dezful embayment, SW Iran

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 213-236

  Rahimpour Bonab, H ^a   Mehrabi, H ^a   Navidtalab, A ^a   Izadi Mazidi, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b NISOC   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abteymour oilfield; Carbonate reservoir; Cretaceous; Dezful Embayment; Integrated reservoir zones; Karst; Rock typing; Sarvak Formation; SW Iran

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CRETACEOUS; DEZFUL EMBAYMENT; INTEGRATED RESERVOIR ZONES; KARST; SARVAK FORMATION; SW IRAN;

CARBONATES; DISSOLUTION; HYDRAULIC FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; PLASTIC FLOW; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CARBONATE SEDIMENT; CENOMANIAN; FLOW PATTERN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; KARST; MICROFACIES; OIL FIELD; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; TURONIAN;

DEZFUL EMBAYMENT; IRAN;

EID: 84862643552     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2012.00527.x     Document Type: Article

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