An effective medium algorithm for calculating water saturations at any salinity or frequency

Geophysics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Berg, Charles ^a  

^a ResDip Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Geophysical techniques; Porosity; Rocks; Sand

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; POROSITY; ROCKS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SAND; SHALE;

HANAI-BRUGGEMAN EQUATION; ROCK CONDUCTIVITY; WATER SATURATIONS; WAXMAN-SMITS MODEL;

GEOPHYSICS;

ALGORITHM; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; POROSITY; SALINITY; SAND;

EID: 33947173347     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.2432261     Document Type: Article

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