A fast and direct method of permeability measurement on drill cuttings

Petrophysics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 243-252

  Egermann, Patrick ^a   Lenormand, Roland ^a,c   Longeron, Daniel ^a   Zarcone, C ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DRILLING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROSITY; VISCOSITY;

PETROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS;

PETROCHEMICALS;

EID: 0041876277     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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