Quantitative comparison of processes of oil- and water-based mud-filtrate invasion and corresponding effects on borehole resistivity measurements

Geophysics

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Salazar, Jesús M ^a,b   Torres Verdín, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MUD LOGGING; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROPHYSICS;

INFLUENCE OF WATER; MUD-FILTRATE INVASION; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RADIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESISTIVITY MEASUREMENT; TIME-DEPENDENT FLOW;

OIL WELL LOGGING;

BOREHOLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 58149465594     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.3033214     Document Type: Article

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