Petroleum Reservoir Engineering Practice

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Chapter 1 Porosity of Reservoir Rocks

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Total Porosity and Effective Porosity

1.3 Sources of Porosity Data

1.3.1 Direct Methods for Measurement of Porosity

1.3.2 Indirect Methods for Derivation of Porosity

1.4 Applications of Porosity Data

1.4.1 Volumetric Calculation

1.4.2 Calculation of Fluid Saturations

1.4.3 Reservoir Characterization

Nomenclature

Abbreviations

References

General Reading

Chapter 2 Permeability and Relative Permeability

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Sources of Permeability Data

2.2.1 Permeability from Core Samples

2.2.2 Permeability from Pressure Transient Tests

2.2.3 Permeability from Well Logs Based on Empirical Correlations

2.3 Relative Permeability

2.4 Sources ...