Upscaling of multimillion cell geological model into a practical simulation model of a major carbonate oil reservoir in offshore Abu Dhabi

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2002, ADIPEC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Ghedan, Shawket G ^a   Gunningham, Tom W ^b   Ehmaid, Bassam H ^a   Azer, Samir R ^a  

^a ADNOC Offshore   (United Arab Emirates)

^b BP ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D MODELING; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; FAULTING; GASOLINE; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INFILL DRILLING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROPHYSICS; QUALITY CONTROL;

3-D GEOLOGICAL MODELS; CARBONATE OIL RESERVOIRS; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; GEOLOGICAL MODELING; PETROPHYSICAL DATUM; QUALITY SIMULATION; RESERVOIR LAYERING; RESERVOIR SIMULATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 85085408012     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/78578-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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