Extending NMR data for permeability estimation in fine-grained sediments

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1419-1427

  Daigle, Hugh ^a   Dugan, Brandon ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf of Mexico; LWD; NMR; Permeability; Petrophysics

Indexed keywords

GULF OF MEXICO; LWD; NMR; PERMEABILITY; PETROPHYSICS;

AQUIFERS; CLAY MINERALS; CONSOLIDATION; DRILLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROCARBONS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LITHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STARS; STRAIN RATE; WELL COMPLETION; X RAY CAMERAS;

CAPILLARITY;

ESTIMATION METHOD; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; FLOW MODELING; GAMMA RAY SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; LITHOLOGY; LOGGING (GEOPHYSICS); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM; SEDIMENT CORE; SILTY CLAY; WELL COMPLETION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; KEATHLEY CANYON;

EID: 67650222166     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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