Summary: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Basic Properties of Reservoir
Rocks
By
Dr. Sidqi A. Abu-Khamsin
Professor, Department of Petroleum Engineering
© Copyright by Dr. Sidqi A. Abu-Khamsin, August 2004
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Contents
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 The nature of petroleum 1
1.2 The petroleum reservoir 1
1.3 Significance of rock properties 1
Chapter 2. POROSITY 3
2.1 Definition 3
2.2 Types of porosity 6

Source: Abu-Khamsin, Sidqi - Department of Petroleum Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

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