Evolution of sandstone porosity through time. the modified scherer model: a calculation method applicable to 1-d maturity modeling and perhaps to reservoir prediction

Natural Resources Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-272

  Waples, Douglas W ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Porosity reduction; Reservoir porosity; Sandstone porosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745850072     PISSN: 15207439     EISSN: 15738981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021145911571     Document Type: Article

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