Pore geometric modeling for petrophysical interpretation of downhole formation evaluation data

Water Resources Research

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Gladkikh, M ^a   Jacobi, D ^a   Mendez, F ^a  

^a BAKER HUGHES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROSITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DOWNHOLE FORMATION; FLUID DISTRIBUTION; PETROPHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PORE GEOMETRIC MODELING;

PORE STRUCTURE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PORE STRUCTURE; POROSITY; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DATA SET; GRAIN SIZE; MODELING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

EID: 38549129307     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006WR005688     Document Type: Conference Paper

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