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petrophysical rock type
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Rock types that have been classified according to their petrophysical properties, especially properties that pertain to fluid behavior within the rock, such as porosity, capillary ...
compatible scales
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Scales for different logs that are chosen so that the logs will overlay in certain conditions. For example, a sandstone-compatible scale may have the neutron log scaled from 0. 45 ...
bounded reservoir
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Reservoirs with sealed or apparent outer boundaries that result in pressure depletion. Mathematical treatments differ between bounded and infinite reservoirs.
response matched
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Relating to two or more logging measurements that have the same response. The term normally refers to vertical resolution, but could also be used for azimuthal or radial ...
resolution matched
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Relating to two or more logging measurements that have the same resolution. The term normally refers to vertical resolution, but could also be used for azimuthal or radial ...
gas-bearing
Oil & gas; Oilfield
Relating to a formation or interval containing gas, either dissolved in the formation fluid or as free gas. The term is occasionally used to describe wellbore fluids containing ...
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