Incorporating hydraulic units concepts in saturation-height modeling in a gas field

2005 SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 609-625

  Amabeoku, M O ^a   Kersey, D G ^a   BinNasser, R H ^a   Al Waheed, H H ^a   Belowi, A R ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK VOLUME WATER (BVW); PETROPHYSICAL MODEL; WATER SATURATION;

CAPILLARY FLOW; FUNCTIONS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 32044431678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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