A pore network modeling approach to predict petrophysical properties of diatomaceous reservoir rock

SPE Western Regional Meeting, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 251-262

  Jia, L ^a   Ross, C M ^a   Kovscek, A R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTIMIZATION; PORE SIZE; SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHALE;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON (BSE); CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DIATOMITE ROCKS; INTERGRANULAR PORES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 22344438159     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/93806-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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