ISSN:
1573-8868
Keywords:
basin analysis
;
sedimentary basin
;
hydrocarbon exploration
;
probability
;
multivariate classification
;
kriging
;
regionalization
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Geosciences
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract To estimate the undiscovered hydrocarbon potential of sedimentary basins, quantitative play assessments specific for each location in a region may be obtained using geostatistical methods combined with the theory of classification of geological objects, a methodology referred to as regionalization. The technique relies on process modeling and measured borehole data as well as probabilistic methods to exploit the relationship between geology (the “predictor”) and known hydrocarbon productivity (the “target”) to define prospective stratigraphic intervals within a basin. It is demonstrated in case studies from the oil-producing region of the western Kansas Pennsylvanian Shelf and the gas-bearing Rotliegend sediments of the Northeast German Basin.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00891051
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