Marine Well Logging and Reservoir Characterization
A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Geological Oceanography".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 March 2026 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editors
Interests: petrophysics; well logging and borehole geophysics; integrated geophysical exploration; deep-sea and polar geophysical exploration
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Interests: petrophysics; well logging; cyclostratigraphy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Reservoir Characterization is an essential topic in offshore energy exploration and development. It refers to the comprehensive analysis of well logging data, seismic data, and geological data to characterize the properties of the reservoirs such as lithology, physical properties, and hydrocarbon-bearing properties. During the exploration stage, seismic data plays a critical role, while in the development stage, well logging offers more value for precisely characterizing hydrocarbon reservoirs.
This Special Issue focuses on using marine well logging data primarily, integrated with geological and core analysis data, to address the challenges of characterizing complex offshore reservoirs. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Characterization of offshore reservoirs, including low-permeability reservoirs, shallow gas reservoirs, and buried-hill reservoirs;
(2) Research on petrophysics, fracture characterization, pore-structure analysis, heterogeneity evaluation, and reservoir performance evaluation;
(3) Sedimentological and stratigraphic analysis;
(4) Applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Prof. Dr. Changchun Zou
Dr. Cheng Peng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- well logging
- petrophysics
- reservoir characterization
- oil and gas exploration
- sedimentological analysis
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