Fluid characterization using nuclear magnetic resonance logging

Petrophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-250

  Freedman, Robert ^a   Heaton, Nick ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LITHOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROSITY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); ROCKS; VISCOSITY; WETTING;

FLUID CHARACTERIZATION; NMR LOGGING; OIL-BASE MUD (OBM); WATER SIGNALS;

WELL LOGGING;

EID: 3042660277     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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