Wettability index determination from NMR logs

Petrophysics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-145

  Looyestijn, W J ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

GOR; Inversion; NMR logging; Relaxivity; Viscosity; Wettability

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ROCKS; STANDARDS; VISCOSITY;

NMR LOGGING; OIL RELAXATION; WETTABILITY INDICATOR;

WETTING;

EID: 42549157943     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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