A new formulation for determining formation resistivity factors of fractured porous media is presented. For establishing the mathematical model, a fractured medium is idealized as a cubic arrangement of cubic matrix blocks (Warren and Root model). Experimental results which validate the new formulation are given. The work is aimed at obtaining a reliable tool to aid in the interpretation of electric well logs of naturally fractured reservoirs.

Keywords:
consideration, random packing, flow in porous media, new formulation, upstream oil & gas, archie, well logging, society of petroleum engineers, fluid dynamics, cube
Subjects:
Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Formation Evaluation & Management, Flow in porous media, Open hole/cased hole log analysis
Copyright 2000, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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