Petrophysical laboratory measurements for basin and reservoir evaluation

The quality of computer modelling in basin and reservoir studies critically depends on the quality of input data. Core measurements may directly provide such data. Cores also help establish correlations between log measured parameters and parameters required in basin or reservoir evaluation. Correlations may also permit simple index measurements to be used for data assessment instead of more tedious laboratory procedures. This paper summarizes different petrophysical laboratory techniques that can be utilized for these purposes. The importance of performing laboratory measurements under representative conditions and to account for core damage effects is underlined. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.