Petrophysical principles of applications of NMR logging

Log Analyst

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 21-40

  Kenyon, W E ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; RELAXATION PROCESSES; ROCKS;

LONGITUDINAL RELAXATION; MOLECULAR SELF DIFFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE LOGGING; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; TRANSVERSE RELAXATION;

WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0031099475     PISSN: 0024581X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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