Influence of temperature on seismic velocities and complexconductivity of heavy oil-bearing sands

Geophysics

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Martinez, Fernando J ^a   Batzle, Michael L ^a   Revil, André ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

Author keywords

Electromagnetics; Environmental; Induced polarization (IP); Resistivity; Rock physics

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL SANDS; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

ELECTROMAGNETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL; INDUCED POLARIZATION; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; QUADRATURE CONDUCTIVITY; ROCK PHYSICS; STRESS-STRAIN MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; COMPLEX CONDUCTIVITY; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC DATA; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

HEAVY OIL PRODUCTION;

CONDUCTIVITY; CONFINING PRESSURE; DATA INVERSION; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEAVY OIL; INDUCED POLARIZATION; PORE PRESSURE; ROCK; SAND; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC VELOCITY; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84861665879     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/geo2011-0433.1     Document Type: Article

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