Characterization of rock heterogeneity using fractal geometry

SPE International Thermal Operations and Heavy Oil Symposium Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 487-493

  Li, Kewen ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; FREQUENCY GRAPHS; MERCURY INTRUSION TECHNIQUES;

CAPILLARY FLOW; DATA REDUCTION; FRACTALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRODUCTION CONTROL; ROCKS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 2942612334     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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