Application of Thomeer Hyperbolas to decode the pore systems, facies and reservoir properties of the Upper Jurassic Arab D limestone, Ghawar field, Saudi Arabia: A "Rosetta Stone" approach

GeoArabia

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 113-160

  Clerke, Edward A ^a,b,c,d   Mueller III, Harry W ^a   Phillips, Eugene Craig ^a   Eyvazzadeh, Ramsin Y ^a,e   Jones, David H ^f   Ramamoorthy, Raghu ^e   Srivastava, Ashok ^g  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Louisiana State U   (United States)

^c BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^d SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^e SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^f Quantum Reservoir Impact   (Australia)

^g Curriculum for Petrophysics for the Data and Consulting arm of Schlumberger

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBONATE ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JURASSIC; LIMESTONE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WELL LOGGING;

ASIA; EASTERN PROVINCE [SAUDI ARABIA]; EURASIA; GHAWAR FIELD; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 59249096785     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia1304113     Document Type: Article

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