Quantitative analysis of reservoir rocks by microfocus X-ray computerised tomography

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 25-36

  Van Geet, M ^a   Swennen, R ^a   Wevers, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Petrography; Porosity; X ray tomography; X rays

Indexed keywords

PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; TOMOGRAPHY; X-RAY;

EID: 0034093732     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(99)00127-X     Document Type: Article

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