Reservoir characterization and multiscale heterogeneity modeling of inclined heterolithic strata for bitumen-production forecasting, McMurray Formation, Corner, Alberta, Canada

Earth and Planetary Sciences

• Bitumen 100%
• Corner 100%
• Reservoir 100%
• Reservoir Characterization 100%
• Canada 100%
• Alberta 100%
• Forecasting 100%
• Bar 50%
• Variogram 33%
• Model 33%
• Map 33%
• Sand 33%
• Connectivity 33%
• Pool 33%
• Porosity 33%
• Impact 16%
• Deposit 16%
• Whirl 16%
• Core 16%
• Elevation 16%
• Permeability 16%
• Region 16%
• Water 16%
• Content 16%
• Investigation 16%
• Technology 16%
• Behavior 16%
• Reservoir Simulation 16%
• Reactivation 16%
• Risk Assessment 16%
• Proportion 16%
• Lower Cretaceous 16%
• Calculation 16%
• Probability Theory 16%
• Increasing 16%
• Extraction 16%
• Hybrid 16%
• Amount 16%
• Reservoir Quality 16%
• Azimuth 16%
• Gravitation 16%
• Runoff 16%
• Input 16%
• Oil Sand 16%
• Mud 16%
• Resources 16%
• Retraining 16%
• Stacking 16%
• Seismic Data 16%
• History 16%
• Aptian 16%
• Average 16%
• Relocation 16%

INIS

• production 100%
• alberta 100%
• canada 100%
• forecasting 100%
• stratification 100%
• modeling 100%
• simulation 71%
• distribution 42%
• maps 28%
• sand 28%
• pools 28%
• migration 28%
• data 28%
• porosity 28%
• control 14%
• increasing 14%
• deposits 14%
• dynamics 14%
• zones 14%
• gravitation 14%
• water saturation 14%
• rotation 14%
• resolution 14%
• drainage 14%
• azimuth 14%
• units 14%
• leases 14%
• hybrids 14%
• values 14%
• curves 14%
• range 14%
• resources 14%
• shape 14%
• permeability 14%
• saturation 14%
• statistics 14%
• probability 14%
• fluids 14%
• cretaceous period 14%
• risk assessment 14%
• elevation 14%
• oil sands 14%
• orientation 14%
• reactivation 14%
• extraction 14%

Keyphrases

• Small-scale Heterogeneity 100%
• Inclined Heterolithic Stratification 100%
• Heterogeneity Modeling 100%
• Bitumen Production 100%
• Production Forecasting 100%
• McMurray Formation 100%
• Electrofacies 62%
• Geo-model 62%
• Reservoir Zones 12%
• Variogram Range 12%
• High-resolution Seismic Data 12%
• Sequential Gaussian Simulation 12%
• Facies Associations 12%
• Developable 12%
• Truncated Gaussian 12%
• Nature Qualities 12%
• Vshale 12%
• Hybrid Manufacturing 12%
• Downstream Migration 12%
• Lateral Accretion 12%
• Connection Degree 12%
• Drainage Extraction 12%
• Reservoir Sands 12%
• Probability Field Simulation 12%
• Fluid Contact 12%
• Reservoir Risk 12%
• Aptian 12%
• Minimodeling 12%
• Depositional Model 12%
• Pseudo-dynamic 12%
• Mud Content 12%
• Dipmeter 12%