A new methodology to evaluate the impact of localized heterogeneity on petrophysical parameters (k r, P c) applied to carbonate rocks

Petrophysics

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 335-345

  Egermann, P ^a   Lenormand, R ^a  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Heterogeneous carbonates; Relative permeability; Saturation profiles

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; HETEROGENEOUS CARBONATES; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; SATURATION PROFILES;

CAPILLARITY; CARBONATES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 27644568827     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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