Improving petrophysical interpretation with wide-band electromagnetic measurements

SPE Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 205-215

  Toumelin, Emmanuel ^a   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^a   Bona, Nicola ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b ENI E and P

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PERMITTIVITY; PETROPHYSICS; POLARIZATION; PORE SIZE; ROCKS; TEXTURES; WETTING;

DIELECTRIC PHENOMENA; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; PETROPHYSICAL INFORMATION; PETROPHYSICAL INTERPRETATION; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

MORPHOLOGY;

EID: 48849112415     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96258-PA     Document Type: Article

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