Variable Saturation Exponent Effect on the Determination of Hydrocarbon Saturation

SPE - Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 524-542

  Hamada, G M ^a   AL Awad, M N ^a   Alsughayer, ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKS; SALINE WATER; SANDSTONE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

ARCHIE PARAMETERS; FLUIDS DISTRIBUTION;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

EID: 1642562624     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/77887-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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