Permeability prediction from well logs using an improved windowing technique

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-226

  Wong, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORE ANALYSIS; CORE SAMPLES; CORRELATION METHODS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CORE PERMEABILITY; WELL LOGS; WINDOWING TECHNIQUE;

OIL WELL LOGGING;

PERMEABILITY; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0033117856     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1999.tb00468.x     Document Type: Article

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