Whole core versus plugs: Scale dependence of porosity and permeability measurements in platform carbonates

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 835-846

  Ehrenberg, Steve N ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

OPTIMAL-FLOW NETWORKS; PLUG POROSITIES; WHOLE-CORE POROSITIES;

CARBONATES;

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; CARBONATE PLATFORM; CORE LOGGING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; MIOCENE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

CORAL SEA; MARION PLATEAU; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 34347337671     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01090706093     Document Type: Article

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