Pore connectivity, permeability, and electrical formation factor: A new model and comparison to experimental data

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Bernabe Y ^a   Zamora, M ^b   Li, M ^c   Maineult, A ^b   Tang, Y B ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

^c SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; HETEROGENEITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; ROCK MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 81255170337     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JB008543     Document Type: Article

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