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Methods of modeling hydraulic heterogeneity of sedimentary formations

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The approaches and methods now in use for simulating the hydraulic heterogeneity of sedimentary rocks are reviewed, classified, and described. Special attention is paid to the statistical (geostatistical) models, including the most promising hydrofacies simulation methods.

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Original Russian Text © V.A. Bakshevskaya, S.P. Pozdnyakov, 2013, published in Geoekologiya, 2012, No. 6, pp. 560–570.

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Bakshevskaya, V.A., Pozdnyakov, S.P. Methods of modeling hydraulic heterogeneity of sedimentary formations. Water Resour 40, 767–775 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807813070026

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