Predicting permeability from well logs in carbonates with a link to geology for interwell permeability mapping

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 215-225

  Jennings Jr , James W ^a   Lucia, F Jerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; POROSITY; WELL LOGGING;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS;

CARBONATES;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; WELL LOGGING;

CARBONATE ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 0141521841     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84942-PA     Document Type: Article

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