Pore-size data in petrophysics: a perspective on the measurement of pore geometry

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 122, Issue , 1997, Pages 47-67

  Basan, Paul B ^a   Lowden, Ben D ^a   Whattler, Peter R ^b   Attard, John J ^c  

^a Moat Farm   (United Kingdom)

^b Enterprise Oil plc   (United Kingdom)

^c SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOPHYSICAL METHOD; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PORE SPACE; POROSITY;

EID: 0031544966     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.122.01.05     Document Type: Article

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