Petrophysics : theory and practice of measuring reservoir rock and fluid transport properties /

This new edition includes updated case studies, examples and experiments as well as a new chapter on modeling and simulations. It also includes recent advances in wireline logging interpretation methods, effective media models, inversion of resistivity log measurements, dipole acoustic shear and Sto...

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Main Author: Tiab, Djebbar
Other Authors: Donaldson, Erle C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston : Gulf Professional Pub./Elsevier, ©2012.
Edition:3rd ed.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Petrophysics; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgment; Units; 1. Introduction to Mineralogy; Mineral Constituents of Rocks-A Review; Igneous Rocks; Metamorphic Rocks; Sedimentary Rocks; Siltstones (Mudrocks); Sandstones; Carbonates; Evaporites; Properties of Sedimentary Particles; Development and Use of Petrophysics; Objectives and Organization; Problems; Glossary; 2. Introduction to Petroleum Geology; Review of Composition of the Globe; Plate Tectonics; Geologic Time; Sedimentary Geology; Basins; Divergent Continental Margins
  • Convergent Continental MarginsTransform Continental Margins; Transgressive-Regressive Cycles; Accumulation of Sediments; Hydrocarbon Traps; Origin of Petroleum; Transformation of Organics into Kerogen; Transformation of Kerogen into Oil and Gas; Migration and Accumulation of Petroleum; Primary Migration; Secondary Migration; Properties of Subsurface Fluids; Hydrostatic Pressure Gradient; Lithostatic Pressure Gradient; Geothermal Gradient; Oilfield Waters; Petroleum; Petroleum Chemistry; Problems; 3. Porosity and Permeability; Porosity; Factors Governing the Magnitude of Porosity
  • Engineering Classification of PorosityGeological Classification of Porosity; Primary Porosity; Secondary Porosity; Visual Description of Porosity in Carbonate Rocks; Fluid Saturation; Quantitative Use of Porosity; Permeability; Classification of Permeability; Factors Affecting the Magnitude of Permeability; Permeability-Porosity Relationships; Kozeny Correlation; Concept of Flow Units; Mathematical Theory of Flow Units; Specific Surface Area; Flow Unit Characterization Factors; Flow Units Functions; Reservoir Zonation Using Normalized RQI; Effect of Packing on Permeability
  • Effect of Water Saturation on PermeabilityPermeability from NMR and GR Logs; Permeability from GR Logs; Permeability-Porosity Relationships in Carbonate Rocks; Estimating Permeability in Carbonate Rocks; Directional Permeability; Anisotropy; Relationship Between k[sub(H)] and k[sub(V)]; Reservoir Heterogeneity; Microscopic Heterogeneity; Macroscopic Heterogeneity; Mesoscopic Heterogeneity; Megascopic Heterogeneity; Gigascopic Heterogeneity; Distribution of Rock Properties; Permeability and Porosity Distributions; Lorenz Coefficient L[sub(K)]; Dykstra-Parsons Coefficient V[sub(K)]
  • Averaging TechniquesEffective Permeability from Core Data; Average Porosity and Saturation; Permeability from Well Test Data; Statistical Zonation Technique; Problems; 4. Formation Resistivity and Water Saturation; Formation Resistivity Factor; Resistivity Measurement; Determination of Formation Water Resistivity; Chemical Analysis; Resistivity-Concentration Equations; Spontaneous Potential Curve; Shale-Properties Method; Correlation Between F[sub(R)] and Porosity; Correlations Between F[sub(R)] and Tortuosity; Correlations Between F[sub(R)] and Cementation; Theoretical Formula for F[sub(R)]