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Petrophysics

Petrophysics is the quantitative study of the physical and chemical properties of rocks and their interactions with contained fluids in subsurface reservoirs.

21.1K

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1.2M

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43.3K

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4.6K

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21.1K

The Determination of Pore Volume and Area Distributions in Porous Substances. I. Computations from Nitrogen Isotherms

Elliott P. Barrett, Leslie G. Joyner, Paul P. Halenda · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1951 · 13K citations

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A bonded-particle model for rock

D.O. Potyondy, Peter Cundall · International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences · 2004 · 4.9K citations

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Formation velocity and density; the diagnostic basics for stratigraphic traps

G. H. F. Gardner, L. W. Gardner, A.R. Gregory · Geophysics · 1974 · 2.5K citations

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A classification of igneous rocks and glossary of terms

Le Maitre · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1989 · 2.4K citations

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Prediction of some weathering trends of plutonic and volcanic rocks based on thermodynamic and kinetic considerations

H.W. Nesbitt, Grant M. Young · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta · 1984 · 2.3K citations

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Authors

43.3K

  1. MJ
    Martin J. Blunt

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    85 publications · 9.4K citations

    48

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  2. SI
    Stefan Iglauer

    Edith Cowan University, Australia

    61 publications · 6.1K citations

    44

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  3. AN
    Amos Nur

    Stanford University, United States

    53 publications · 7K citations

    36

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  4. BB
    Branko Bijeljic

    Imperial College London, United Kingdom

    45 publications · 3.9K citations

    32

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  5. GM
    Gary Mavko

    Stanford University, United States

    51 publications · 4.1K citations

    32

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Institutions

4.6K

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    102 h-index

    1.8K publications

    103.2K citations

  2. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    90 h-index

    619 publications

    55K citations

  3. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    82 h-index

    680 publications

    53.2K citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    80 h-index

    1.2K publications

    63.7K citations

  5. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    75 h-index

    634 publications

    46.2K citations

  6. Shell (Netherlands)

    The Hague, The Netherlands

    73 h-index

    533 publications

    50K citations

  7. China University of Petroleum, Beijing

    Beijing, China

    72 h-index

    2K publications

    90.9K citations

  8. Colorado School of Mines

    Golden, United States

    66 h-index

    473 publications

    32.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 413 publications · 49.4K citations

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  2. AAPG Bulletin

    455 publications · 45.6K citations

    110

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  3. Geophysics

    495 publications · 46.9K citations

    104

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  4. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

    303 publications · 32.1K citations

    96

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  5. Marine and Petroleum Geology

    480 publications · 28.3K citations

    88

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See also

Petrophysics

Core Methods

Measured Properties

Logging Techniques

Reservoir Applications

Interpretation Challenges