Characterization of water saturation algorithms through dual-salinity desaturations

Log Analyst

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-44

  Worthington, Paul F ^a  

^a Cline and Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELECTRIC LOGGING; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROLYTES; HYDROCARBONS; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; ROCKS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

DUAL-SALINITY DESATURATION; PETROPHYSICS; RESERVOIR CORE PLUGS; WATER SATURATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0029736126     PISSN: 0024581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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