A technique for faster pulse-decay permeability measurements in tight rocks

SPE Formation Evaluation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-24

  Jones, S C ^a  

^a SPE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ESTIMATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE;

PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENT; PORE VOLUME; TIGHT ROCKS;

ROCKS;

PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK;

PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PULSE DECAY; PULSE DECAY METHOD; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

EID: 0031105203     PISSN: 0885923X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/28450-pa     Document Type: Article

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