Time-lapse joint inversion of crosswell DC resistivity and seismic data: A numerical investigation

Geophysics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Karaoulis, M ^a   Revil, A ^a,b   Zhang, J ^a   Werkema, D D ^c  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

4D; Borehole geophysics; Inversion; P wave; Resistivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENHANCED RECOVERY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INVERSE PROBLEMS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC WAVES; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; INVERSION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; P WAVES; SECONDARY OIL RECOVERIES; STRUCTURAL SIMILARITY;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; P-WAVE; SEISMIC DATA;

EID: 84864106265     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/geo2012-0011.1     Document Type: Article

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