A Fast and Direct Method of Permeability Measurements on Drill Cuttings

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1993-2000

  Egermann, P ^a   Lenormand, R ^a   Longeron, D ^a   Zarcone, C ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OIL WELL DRILLING; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE VESSELS; ROCK MECHANICS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

DRILL CUTTINGS; MODULAR DYNAMICS TESTERS (MDT);

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 1142303013     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77563-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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