Estimation of permeability from borehole array induction measurements: Application to the petrophysical appraisal of tight gas sands

Petrophysics

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 527-544

  Salazar, Jesús M ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Alpak, Faruk O ^a,b   Habashy, Tarek M ^c   Klein, James D ^d  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b Shell International E and P ^*

^c SCHLUMBERGER DOLL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Array induction; Invasion; Invasion modeling; Permeability; Tight gas sands

Indexed keywords

ARRAY INDUCTION; INVASION MODELING; MUDCAKE GROWTH; TIGHT GAS SANDS;

BOREHOLES; INDUCTION LOGGING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; WATER;

SAND;

EID: 33846051840     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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