Quantitative analysis of porosity heterogeneity: Application of geostatistics to borehole images

Mathematical Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-174

  Tilke, Peter G ^a   Allen, David ^a   Gyllensten, Asbjorn ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Borehole; Carbonate; Electrical imagery; Geostatistics; Heterogeneity; Image analysis; Porosity

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; CARBONATES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

BOREHOLE; GEOSTATISTICS; HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33745298497     PISSN: 08828121     EISSN: 15738868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11004-005-9011-y     Document Type: Article

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