Connectivity theory - A new approach to modeling non-Archie rocks 1

Petrophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 102-115

  Montaron, Bernard ^a  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CONNECTIVITY THEORY; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUID PARAMETERS; FORMATION RESISTIVITY; LOG LOG SCALE; NEW APPROACHES; RESISTIVITY INDEX; SATURATION EXPONENT; SHALY-SAND; STRAIGHT LINES; WATER MODELS; WATER SATURATIONS; WET ROCKS;

MODEL STRUCTURES;

ROCKS;

EID: 66249111101     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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