Comparison of methods for upscaling permeability from the pore scale to the core scale;Comparaison des méthodes permettant de passer d'une perméabilité à l'échelle des pores à une perméabilité d'ensemble

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 42, Issue EXTRA ISSUE, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Lock, Peter A ^a   Jing, Xudong ^a   Zimmerman, Robert W ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effective medium theory; Permeability; Upscaling

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PORE SIZE; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS;

CORE SCALE PERMEABILITY; PORE SCALE HYDRAULIC CONDUCTANCE; PORE SPACES;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; THIN SECTION; UPSCALING;

EID: 16544384795     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221680409500041     Document Type: Article

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