Pore-scale simulation of NMR response

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 168-178

  Talabi, Olumide ^a   AlSayari, Saif ^a   Iglauer, Stefan ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

micro CT; networks; NMR; random walk; T2 distribution

Indexed keywords

MICRO-CT; NETWORKS; NMR; RANDOM WALK; T2 DISTRIBUTION;

IMAGE PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PORE STRUCTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MAGNETIZATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERMEABILITY; PORE PRESSURE; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; RANDOM WALK METHOD; SANDSTONE; SINGLE-PHASE FLOW;

EID: 67649499777     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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