Petrophysical evaluation of gas-hydrate formations

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-66

  Worthington, Paul F ^a  

^a Fuji Xerox Towers   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Gas hydrates; Petrophysics; Unconventional reservoirs; Well log analysis

Indexed keywords

BEARING LAYERS; DATA-DRIVEN; DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS; DRILL STRINGS; FORMATION EVALUATION; HIGH RESISTIVITY; HYDRATE DISSOCIATION; HYDRATE FORMATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCES; IMAGERS; KEY FACTORS; LOG ANALYSIS; LOGGING TOOLS; LOGGING WHILE DRILLING; LOW DENSITY; MESOSCALE; METHANE HYDRATES; MODERN TOOLS; NEUTRON POROSITY; PERMAFROST REGION; PETROPHYSICAL; PETROPHYSICAL EVALUATIONS; PETROPHYSICAL MODELS; PETROPHYSICS; PORE COLLAPSE; PORE SCALE; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBSEA ENVIRONMENT; TRANSIT TIME; TYPE CLASS;

DISSOCIATION; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; HYDRATION; METHANE; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; PERMAFROST; RESONANCE; THERMAL LOGGING; WELL DRILLING;

GAS HYDRATES;

ESTIMATION METHOD; GAS HYDRATE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; THERMAL EVOLUTION; WELL LOGGING;

EID: 77949342942     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079309-018     Document Type: Article

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