NMR measurements in carbonate rocks: Problems and an approach to a solution

Pure and Applied Geophysics

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 549-570

  Westphal, Hildegard ^a,b   Surholt, Iris ^a,c   Kiesl, Christian ^c   Thern, Holger F ^c   Kruspe, Thomas ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Diagenesis; NMR; Permeability; Porosity; Prediction

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE ROCK; DIAGENESIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR ROCK;

EID: 12344321683     PISSN: 00334553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00024-004-2621-3     Document Type: Article

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