Monte Carlo modeling of nuclear measurements in vertical and horizontal wells in the presence of mud-filtrate invasion and salt mixing

Petrophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-44

  Mendoza, Alberto ^a   Preeg, William E ^b   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Alpak, Faruk O ^a,b  

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

^b Shell International E and P ^*

Author keywords

Density log; Horizontal wells; Invasion modeling; Monte Carlo modeling; Neutron log

Indexed keywords

DENSITY LOG; FLUID MOBILITY; INVASION MODELING; MONTE CARLO MODELING; NEUTRON LOG; SALT MIXING;

ANISOTROPY; BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MONTE CARLO METHODS; MUD LOGGING; NEUTRONS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

HORIZONTAL WELLS;

EID: 33947139674     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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