MuSET: A multiparameter and high precision sensor for downhole spontaneous electrical potential measurements

Comptes Rendus - Geoscience

Volumn 341, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 957-964

  Pezard, Philippe A ^a   Gautier, Stéphanie ^a   Le Borgne, Tanguy ^a,c   Legros, Bruno ^b   Deltombe, Jean Luc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b ALT ^*  (Luxembourg)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Downhole experiments; Electrochemical potential; Electrokinetic potential; Spontaneous potential

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLE GEOPHYSICS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUID FLOW; IN SITU TEST; PARAMETERIZATION; SENSOR;

EID: 70350620960     PISSN: 16310713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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