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Water saturation can be measured directly from a sealed core, which is an expensive method, or it can be calculated from the Archie equation,<ref name=Archie_1942>Archie, G. E., 1942, The electrical resistivity log as an aid in determining some reservoir characteristics: Petroleum Transactions of AIME 146: 54–62.</ref> which is less expensive. S<sub>w</sub> can also be estimated using a graphical representation of the Archie equation known as the Pickett crossplot.<ref name=ch09r45>Pickett, G., R., 1973, Pattern recognition as a means of formation evaluation: The Log Analyst, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 3–11.</ref> This subsection discusses how to calculate S<sub>w</sub> using the Archie equation, how to determine values for variables of the Archie equation, and how to make a Pickett crossplot.
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Water saturation (S<sub>w</sub>) can be measured directly from a sealed core, which is an expensive method, or it can be calculated from the [[Archie equation]],<ref name=Archie_1942>Archie, G. E., 1942, The electrical resistivity log as an aid in determining some reservoir characteristics: Petroleum Transactions of AIME 146: 54–62.</ref> which is less expensive. S<sub>w</sub> can also be estimated using a graphical representation of the Archie equation known as the [[Pickett plot construction|Pickett plot]].<ref name=ch09r45>Pickett, G. R., 1973, Pattern recognition as a means of formation evaluation: The Log Analyst, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 3–11.</ref>  
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
* [[Calculating Sw from the Archie equation]]
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* [[Archie equation]]
 
* [[Determining Rt]]
 
* [[Determining Rt]]
 
* [[Determining porosity from density-neutron logs]]
 
* [[Determining porosity from density-neutron logs]]
 
* [[Calculating Rw from SP logs]]
 
* [[Calculating Rw from SP logs]]
* [[Constructing a Pickett plot]]
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* [[Pickett plot construction]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:38, 5 April 2022

Water saturation (Sw) can be measured directly from a sealed core, which is an expensive method, or it can be calculated from the Archie equation,[1] which is less expensive. Sw can also be estimated using a graphical representation of the Archie equation known as the Pickett plot.[2]

See also

References

  1. Archie, G. E., 1942, The electrical resistivity log as an aid in determining some reservoir characteristics: Petroleum Transactions of AIME 146: 54–62.
  2. Pickett, G. R., 1973, Pattern recognition as a means of formation evaluation: The Log Analyst, vol. 14, no. 4, p. 3–11.

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