The petrophysics of problematic reservoirs

JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 88-97

  Worthington, Paul F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WELL LOGGING;

CLASTIC RESERVOIRS; DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENTS; OPENHOLE WELL LOGS; POROSITY EXPONENTS; RESERVOIR COMPLEXITY; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; SATURATION EXPONENT; TECHNICAL EVALUATION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 82455184314     PISSN: 01492136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/144688-JPT     Document Type: Article

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