Effective-medium resistivity models for calculating water saturation in shaly sands

Log Analyst

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 16-28

  Berg, Charles R ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a ResDip Systems

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

^d Phillips Research Center 224GB

^e Terra Resources Inc

^f Trend Exploration Ltd

^g Adobe Resources Inc

^h NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY; HANAI-BRUGGEMAN EQUATION; LOG ANALYSIS; SATURATION EQUATION; SHALY SANDS;

CALCULATIONS; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PETROLOGY; POROSITY; ROCKS; SAND; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SHALE; WATER;

WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0030144728     PISSN: 0024581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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