Three-dimensional modeling study of the low-permeability petroleum system of the bakken formation

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1867-1897

  Kuhn, Philipp P ^a,b   Di Primio, Rolando ^a,b   Hill, Ronald ^c,d   Lawrence, James R ^c,e   Horsfield, Brian ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

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

^c MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^d Noble Energy Inc   (United States)

^e ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SOLVENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; INVASION PERCOLATION; MODEL CONSTRUCTION; PETROLEUM ACCUMULATIONS; PETROLEUM SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL INFLUENCES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

GEOACCUMULATION; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; ISOPACH MAP; PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

WILLISTON BASIN;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 84867654070     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03261211063     Document Type: Article

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