Characterization of the intrinsic porosity exponent through dual-salinity measurements of electrical conductivity

Petrophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 499-516

  Worthington, Paul F ^a  

^a Cline and Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROLYTES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SANDSTONE;

INTRINSIC POROSITY EXPONENTS; WATER SALINITY; WATER-SATURATED ROCKS;

POROSITY;

EID: 10944267011     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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