Resources for Geostatistical Data Analysis
Textbooks
- C.V. Deutsch, 2002, Geostatistical Reservoir Modeling, Oxford University Press, 376 pages.
- Focuses specifically on modeling of facies, porosity, and permeability for reservoir simulation.
- C.V. Deutsch and A.G. Journel, 1998, GSLIB: Geostatistical Software Library and User's Guide, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 369 pages.
- Owner's manual for the GSLIB software library (see below); serves as a standard reference for
concepts and terminology.
- P. Goovaerts, 1997, Geostatistics for Natural Resources Evaluation, Oxford University Press, 483 pages.
- A nice introduction with examples focused on an environmental chemistry dataset;
includes more advanced topics like factorial kriging.
- E.H. Isaaks and R.M. Srivastava, 1989, An Introduction to Applied Geostatistics, Oxford University Press, 561 pages.
- Probably the best introductory geostatistics textbook; intuitive development of concepts from first principles with clear examples at every step.
- P.K. Kitanidis, 1997, Introduction to Geostatistics: Applications in Hydrogeology, Cambridge University Press, 249 pages.
- A somewhat different take, with a focus on generalized covariance functions; includes discussion of geostatistical inversion of (groundwater) flow models.
- M. Kelkar and G. Perez, 2002, Applied Geostatistics for Reservoir Characterization, Society of Petroleum Engineers Inc., 264 pages.
- Covers much the same territory as Deutsch's 2002 book; jam-packed with figures illustrating concepts.
- R.A. Olea, 1999, Geostatistics for Engineers and Earth Scientists, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 303 pages.
- Step by step mathematical development of key concepts, with clearly documented numerical examples.
Software
- GSLIB / GSLIB90 / WinGslib.
- The GSLIB library, developed at Stanford, is the basis for many commercial geostatistics packages;
the original Fortran 77 is available for free download, the newer Fortran 90 source code is available
for purchase but the GSLIB90 executables (DOS) are free, and WinGslib, a graphical front end to GSLIB
(for Windows), is also available for purchase.
- GEOEAS
- Public-domain DOS-based software; the granddaddy of much of the current generation of geostatistical
software; established many of the currently used conventions
- Variowin: Geostatistical Software for the PC
- Free software for interactive computation and modeling of variograms; Windows only.
- gstat - open source software for multivariable geostatistical modeling.
Online Resources
Last updated: 21 Oct. 2005