A Unified Model for Reservoir Characterization

@inproceedings{Mallet05GM,
 abstract = { Scientists love nothing more than unifying theories bridging the gaps between isolated islands of knowledge.
By many aspects, the GeoChron theoretical model introduced in the past few years appears as a possible framework
to unify (apparently very different) problems, such as interpolation of reservoir properties, fracture characterization,
upscaling of permeability and shale-gouge ratio estimation. New applications of this model can
even be envisioned in seismic interpretation and uncertainty assessment, making GeoChron a serious candidate
to unify all the different aspects of reservoir characterization.
The primary purpose of this article is to present an improved version of the GeoChron model. New matrix
notations allow some proof to be presented in an elegant and concise way. Using these notations, proofs which
were not given previously are presented for the first time. A secondary purpose is to improve the link with
applications such as upscaling shale-gouge ratio and fracturation. Concerning fracturation, a key missing step
in the proof of a result presented last year is added while proposals for new upscaling techniques and shalegouge
ratio estimation are introduced. },
 author = { Mallet, Jean-Laurent },
 booktitle = { Proc. 25th Gocad Meeting, Nancy },
 title = { A Unified Model for Reservoir Characterization },
 year = { 2005 }
}