Influence of oil saturation upon spectral induced polarization of oil-bearing sands

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 211-224

  Schmutz, M ^a   Revil, A ^b,c   Vaudelet, P ^a   Batzle, M ^b   Viñao, P Femenía ^b   Werkema, D D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX MONTAIGNE   (France)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical properties; Electromagnetic theory; Hydrogeophysics; Permeability and porosity

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX CONDUCTIVITY; COMPLEX RESISTIVITY; ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYERS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY; EXTENDED MODEL; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROGEOPHYSICS; INDUCED POLARIZATION; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; LIMITING CASE; LOW FREQUENCY; MEAN GRAIN DIAMETER; NEW MODEL; OIL SATURATION; PARTIAL SATURATION; PARTIALLY SATURATED; PEAK FREQUENCIES; PERMEABILITY AND POROSITY; PORE WATERS; RELAXATION PEAK; SPECTRAL INDUCED POLARIZATION; STERN LAYER; UNCONSOLIDATED SANDS; WAXMAN MODEL;

ACETIC ACID; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL SANDS; POLARIZATION;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; PERMEABILITY; POREWATER; POROSITY;

EID: 78349282722     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2010.04751.x     Document Type: Article

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