Formation producibility and fractional flow curves from radial resistivity variation caused by drilling fluid invasion

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 833-844

  Ramakrishnan, T S ^a   Willkinson, D J ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRILLING FLUIDS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAPHIC METHODS; GRAVITATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FILTRATE LOSS; FRACTIONAL FLOW; SALINITY; WATER BASED MUD;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

DRILLING FLUIDS; POROUS MEDIA; WELLS-OIL;

EID: 0031126864     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869483     Document Type: Article

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