Method for determining permeability in hydrocarbon wells

Patent · Tue Oct 09 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:6353194

Boone, D E

This patent describes a method of determining at the earth's surface the permeability of a subsurface earth formation having a known nominal hydrocarbon pore saturation value. The formation is tranversed by a borehole resulting from drilling with a drill bit.

• Assignee: IDL, Inc., Houston, TX (USA)
• Patent Number(s): US 7961343; A
• Application Number: PPN: US s 7-382900
• OSTI ID: 6353194
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 19 Jul 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
42 ENGINEERING
GEOLOGIC FORMATIONS
PERMEABILITY
HYDROCARBONS
RESERVOIR ROCK
BOREHOLES
DRILL BITS
FLUID FLOW
GAS FLOW
GAS SATURATION
OIL SATURATION
RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WELL DRILLING
CAVITIES
DRILLING
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
ENGINEERING
EQUIPMENT
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
SATURATION
020200* - Petroleum- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
030200 - Natural Gas- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
420400 - Engineering- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow