Modelling production caused changes in conductivity for a siliciclastic reservoir: A differential effective medium approach

Geophysical Prospecting

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 677-691

  Gelius, Leiv J ^a   Wang, Zhong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); STANDARDS;

ADVANCED APPLICATIONS; CONTROLLED-SOURCE; DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTIVE MEDIUM; EARTH MODELS; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MODELING; ELECTROMAGNETIC SOUNDINGS; EXPLORATION TECHNIQUES; GRAIN ALIGNMENT; MEASUREMENT DATA; PETROPHYSICS; PORE FLUIDS; RESERVOIR MONITORING; RESERVOIR PRODUCTION; SEA FLOORS; SHALINESS; SHAPE DISTRIBUTIONS;

WELL FLOODING;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MODELING;

EID: 48949095415     PISSN: 00168025     EISSN: 13652478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2478.2008.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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