petrophysics
Sign in to savePetrophysics (from the Greek πέτρα, petra, "rock" and φύσις, physis, "nature") is the study of physical and chemical rock properties and their interactions with fluids.
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- Fundamental petrophysical properties
- Rock mechanical properties
- Methods of petrophysical analysis
- Core analysis
- Well-logging
- Modelling
- Rock volumetric model for shaly sand formation
- Scholarly societies
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Petrophysics (from the Greek πέτρα, petra, "rock" and φύσις, physis, "nature") is the study of physical and chemical rock properties and their interactions with fluids.
A major application of petrophysics is in studying reservoirs for the hydrocarbon industry. Petrophysicists work together with reservoir engineers and geoscientists to understand the porous media properties of the reservoir. Particularly how the pores are interconnected in the subsurface, controlling the accumulation and migration of hydrocarbons. Some fundamental petrophysical properties determined are lithology, porosity, water saturation, permeability, and capillary pressure.
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