A diagnostic approach to quantifying the stress sensitivity of permeability

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 49-57

  Worthington, Paul F ^a  

^a Cline and Associates   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clastics; core analysis; effective stress; permeability reduction; stress facies

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH; HYDROSTATIC STRESSES; INTERGRANULAR; POLYNOMIAL REGRESSIONS; PORE DIAMETERS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE (R.M.S.); SANDSTONE FORMATIONS; STRESS SENSITIVITY; THIRD-ORDER;

CAPILLARITY; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; POLYNOMIALS;

LIQUIDS;

CORE ANALYSIS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 48349101605     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2008.03.003     Document Type: Article

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