Validation of As-Received Oil-Based-Core Water Saturations from Prudhoe Bay

SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers)

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-36

  Richardson, J G ^a   Holstein, E D ^a   Rathmell, J J ^a   Warner Jr , H R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNATE WATER SATURATION; HYDROCARBON PORE VOLUME; IVISHAK RESERVOIR; MUD FILTRATE; OIL BASED MUD CORES; PRUDHOE BAY FIELD; SUM OF FLUIDS MEASUREMENT; SURFACING;

CORE ANALYSIS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HYDROCARBONS; OIL WELLS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WATER;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031075962     PISSN: 08859248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28592-PA     Document Type: Article

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