The velocity-deviation log: A tool to predict pore type and permeability trends in carbonate drill holes from sonic and porosity or density logs

AAPG Bulletin (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 450-466

  Anselmetti, Flavio S ^a,b   Eberli, Gregor P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY LOGS; DIAGENESIS; POROSITY LOGS; SONIC LOGS; VELOCITY DEVIATION LOG;

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; CARBONATES; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NEUTRON LOGGING; POROSITY;

OIL WELL LOGGING;

CARBONATE ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0033101476     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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