The cementation factor of Archie's equation for shaly sandstone reservoirs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 83-93

  Salem, Hilmi S ^a   Chilingarian, George V ^b  

^a Atlantic Geo Technology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cementation factor (shape factor); Electric conductivity; Hibernia; Jeanne d'Arc Basin; Terra Nova; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

ARCHIE EQUATION; CEMENTATION FACTOR; SHALY SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

ANISOTROPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; POROUS MATERIALS; SHALE;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; SHALE;

EID: 0033508151     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00009-1     Document Type: Article

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