Anisotropy of permeability and complex resistivity of tight sandstones subjected to hydrostatic pressure

Journal of Applied Geophysics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 356-370

  Zisser, Norbert ^a   Nover, Georg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Complex resistivity; Confining pressure; Permeability

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; COLE-COLE MODELS; COMPLEX RESISTIVITY; CONFINING PRESSURE; DOMINANT POLARIZATION; EFFECTIVE PRESSURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; FLOW CHANGES; FORMATION FACTOR; FORMATION RESISTIVITY FACTOR; FREQUENCY EXPONENT; FREQUENCY RANGES; FUNCTION OF PRESSURE; GEOMETRICAL DISTRIBUTION; INTERFACIAL POLARIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PORE SHAPE; POWER FUNCTIONS; PRESSURE DEPENDENCE; REAL PART; SANDSTONE SAMPLES; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS; TIGHT SANDSTONES; TRANSIENT METHOD;

ANISOTROPY; ASPECT RATIO; CAPILLARITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; HYDRAULICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; POLARIZATION; RELAXATION PROCESSES; ROCK PRESSURE; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CONFINING PRESSURE; CRACK; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; GEOMETRY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

EID: 67349224623     PISSN: 09269851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jappgeo.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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