Petroleum geochemical proxies for reservoir engineering parameters

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 355-366

  Bennett, B ^a   Lager, A ^b   Potter, D K ^c   Buckman, J O ^c   Larter, S R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbazoles; Fluorenones; Petrophysics; Phenols; Reservoir engineering; Reservoir geochemistry; Wettability

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM GEOCHEMICAL PROXIES; PETROPHYSICS; RESERVOIR GEOCHEMISTRY;

BRINES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROCHEMICALS; WELL LOGGING; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

BRINES; CRUDE PETROLEUM; GAMMA RAYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; PETROCHEMICALS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; WELL LOGGING; WETTING;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PHENOL; RESERVOIR FLOODING; WETTABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 34548355178     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.06.009     Document Type: Article

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