Three–dimensional hierarchical stochastic modeling of rock fracture systems: An example from the Yates field

Gulf Rocks 2004 - 6th North America Rock Mechanics Symposium, NARMS 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages

  Ivanova, V M ^a   Einstein, H H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MECHANISMS; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE; FRACTURE ORIENTATIONS; FRACTURE SYSTEMS; GEOLOGIC SETTINGS; GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES; INTENSITY MODELS; SPATIAL ROTATION; STOCHASTIC METHODS;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84897548725     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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