Bibliography of Well-Log Applications
1996 Annual Update

PART A: BASIC WELL LOGGING

V. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Applications in Well Logging
and Core Characterization

(See also III. General petrophysics; IV. Electromagnetic logging)
  1. Akkurt, R., Prammer, M., and Moore, A., 1996, Selection of optimal acquisition parameters for MRIL logs, paper TT, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p.
  2. Akselrod, S.M., Danevich, V.I., Saikhov, D.M., and Mamed-zadeh, V.A., 1996, Downhole lateral nuclear magnetic sounding: The Log Analyst, v. 37, no. 4, p. 25-29
  3. Attard, J.J., Mcdonald, P.J., Roberts, S.P., and Taylor, T., 1994, Solid state NMR imaging of irreducible water in reservoir cores for spatially resolved pore surface relaxation estimation: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 355-359.
  4. Barrufet, M.A., Flumerfelt, R.W., Walsh, M.P., and Watson, A.T., 1994, Development of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy for improved petroleum recovery, final report: U.S. Department of Energy Report DOE/BC/14446-10, 151 p.
  5. Borgia, G.C., 1994, A new un-free fluid index in sandstones through NMR studies, SPE-28366, in SPE annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 37-44. Later published in 1996: SPE Formation Evaluation, v. 11, no. 2, p. 89-93.
  6. Borgia, G.C., Brancolini, A., Camazi, A., and Maddinelli, G., 1994, Capillary water determination in core plugs; a combined study based on imaging techniques and relaxation analysis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 221-224..
  7. Bowers, M.C., Purkaple, J.D., and Gregory, M.D., 1996, Reconciliation of differences in miscible hydrocarbon gas flood using NMR, SPE/DOE-35389, in 10th SPE/DOE symposium on improved oil recovery proceedings, v. 1: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 457-468.
  8. Boyd, A., Head, E., and Gubelin, W.G., 1995, Lithology-independent, high-resolution porosity logs SPE-30561, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 317-324..
  9. Brancolini, A., Gossenberg, P., Lyne, A.M., Mackenzie, I.S., and Radaelli, F., 1995, The use of NMR core analysis in the interpretation of downhole NMR logs, SPE-30559, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 291-300.
  10. Carr, M.B., Ehrlich, R., Bowers, M.C., and Howard, J.J., 1996, Correlation of porosity types derived from NMR data and thin section image analysis in a carbonate reservoir: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, v. 14, p. 115-131.
  11. Chang, P., Qiao, J., Watson, T., and Chen, S., 1996, Investigating the utility of NMR spectroscopic techniques for fracture characterization, paper QQ, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p.
  12. Chen, R., Stallworth, P.E., Greenbaum, S.G., and Kleinberg, R.L., 1994, Effects of hydrostatic pressure on proton and deuteron magnetic resonance of water in natural rock and artificial porous media: Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Series A, v. 110, p. 77-81.
  13. Chen, S., Liaw, H.-K., and Watson, A.T., 1994, Measurements and analysis of fluid saturation-dependent NMR relaxation and linebroadening in porous media: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 201-202.
  14. Chen, S., Yao, X., Qiao, J., and Watson, A.T., 1995, Characterization of fractured permeable porous media using relaxation-weighted imaging techniques: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 13, no. 4, p. 599-606.
  15. Coates, G.R., Miller, M., Gillen, M., and Henderson, G., 1991, The MRIL in Conoco 33-1--an investigation of a new magnetic resonance imaging log, paper DD, in 32nd annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 24 p.
  16. Corbelleri, A., Lenge, D., Ortea, J., and Breda, E., 1996, Application of the magnetic resonance logging in San Jorge basin (Argentina), paper VV, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 12 p.
  17. Davies, S., Hardwick, A., Roberts, D., Spowage, K., and Packer, K.J., 1994, Quantification of oil and water in preserved reservoir rock by NMR spectroscopy and imaging: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 349-353.
  18. Davies, S, Hardwick, A., Spowage, K., and Packer, K.J., 1994, Fluid velocity imaging of reservoir and core samples: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 265-268.
  19. Edwards, C., and Chen, S., 1996, Improved NMR well logs from time-dependent echo filtering, paper RR, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 12 p.
  20. Eidesmo, T., Relling, O., and Rueslatten, H., 1996, NMR logging of mixed-wet North Sea sandstone reservoirs, paper PP, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
  21. Flaum, C., Kleinberg, R., and Hurlimann, M., 1996, Identification of gas with the Combinable Magnetic Resonance Tool (CMR), paper L, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 11 p.
  22. Fordham, E.J., Hall, L.D., and Sezginer, A., 1995, Imaging multiexponential relaxation in the (y, log(e) T1) plane, with application to clay filtration in rock cores: Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Series A, v. 113, p. 139-150.
  23. Freedman, R., and Morriss, C.E., 1995, Processing data from an NMR logging tool, SPE-30560, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 301-316.
  24. Gibson, B-D., Boyd, A., Poon, A., and Gubelin, W.G., 1995, Nuclear magnetic resonance applications in North America, paper H, in 1st annual well logging symposium of Japan, proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Japan Chapter, 14 p.
  25. Goodman, B.A., and Chudek, J.A., 1994, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, chapter 4, in Wilson, M.J., ed., Clay mineralogy; spectroscopic and chemical determinative methods: Chapman and Hall, London, p. 121-172.
  26. Gossenberg, P., Galli, G., Andreani, M., and Klopf, W., 1996, A new petrophysical interpretation model for clastic rocks based on NMR, epithermal neutron and electromagnetic logs, paper M, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p.
  27. Greder, H., Biver, P., Danquigny, J., and Pellerin, F., 1996, Determination of permeability distribution at log scale in vuggy carbonates, paper BBB, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 12 p.
  28. Guillot, G., Chardaire-Rivere, C., Bobroff, S., Le Roux, A., Roussel, J.C., and Cuiec, L., 1994, Characterisation of wetting heterogeneities in sandstone rocks by MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 365-368.
  29. Hook, J., Basan, P., and Lowden, B., 1996, The MRIL log in a low porosity and permeability formation, paper N, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 13 p.
  30. Howard, J.J., 1994, Wettability and fluid saturations determined from NMR T1 distributions: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 197-200.
  31. Issa, B., and Mansfield, P., 1994, Permeability estimation from T1 mapping: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 213-214.
  32. Jerosch-Herold, M., Thomann, H., and Thompson, A.H., 1994, Combined proton T1N and CMPG T2N studies of water saturated sandstone core plugs: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 369-373.
  33. Jumar, A.T.A., Majors, P.D., and Rossen, W.R., 1995, Measurement of aperture and multiphase flow in fractures using NMR imaging, SPE-30558, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 279-290.
  34. Kenyon, B., Kleinberg, R., Straley, C., Gubelin, G., and Morriss, C., 1995, Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging--technology for the 21st century: Schlumberger Oilfield Review, v. 7, no. 3, p. 19-33.
  35. Kenyon, W.E., and Kolleeny, J.A., 1995, NMR surface relaxivity of calcite with adsorbed Mn2+: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, v. 170, p. 502-514.
  36. Kleinberg, R.L., 1994, Pore size distributions, pore coupling, and transverse relaxation spectra of porous rocks: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 271-274.
  37. Kleinberg, R.L., Kenyon, W.E., and Mitra, P.P., 1994, Mechanism of NMR relaxation of fluids in rock: Journal of Magnetic Resonance, Series A, v. 108, p. 206-214.
  38. Liaw, H-S., Kulkarni, R., Chen, S., and Watson, A.T., 1996, Characterization of fluid distributions in porous media by NMR techniques: AIChE [American Institute of Chemical Engineers] Journal, v. 42, no. 2, p. 538-546.
  39. Logan, D., Morriss, C., and Williams, R., 1996, Comparison of nuclear magnetic resonance techniques in the Delaware, SPE-30627, in Permian Basin oil and gas recovery conference proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 75-90. Also published as Nuclear magnetic resonance logging in the Delaware Formation, SPE-30627, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 997-998.
  40. Looyestijn, W., 1996, Determination of oil saturation from diffusion NMR logs, paper SS, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
  41. Lucas, A.J., Gibbs, S.J., Peyron, M., Pierens, G.K., Hall, L.D., Stewart, R.C., and Phelps, D.W., 1994, Pore geometry information via pulsed field gradient NMR: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 249-251.
  42. Majors, P.D., Li, P., and Peters, E.J., 1995, NMR imaging of immiscible displacements in porous media, SPE-30557, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 263-278.
  43. Malki, H.A., Baldwin, J.L., and Kwari, M.A., 1995, Estimating permeability by use of neural networks in thinly bedded shaly gas sands, SPE-31010: Society of Petroleum Engineers, unsolicited manuscript,. Later published in 1996: SPE Computer Applications, v. 8, no. 2, p. 58-62.
  44. Mansfield, P., and Issa, B., 1994, Studies of fluid transport in porous rocks by echo-planar MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 275-278.
  45. Mardon, D., Gardner, J., Coates, G., and Vinegar, H., 1996, Experimental study of diffusion and relaxation of oil-water mixtures in model porous media, paper K, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 14 p.
  46. Marschall, D., Gardner, J.S., Mardon, D., and Coates, G.R., 1995, Method for correlating NMR relaxometry and mercury injection data, paper SCA-9511, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 12 p.
  47. Marsdon, D., Miller, D., Howard, A., Coates, G., Jackson, J., Spaeth, R., and Nankervis, J., 1996, Characterization of light hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs by gradient NMR well logging--a Gulf of Mexico case study, SPE-36520, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 295-304. Also published in 1996 in brief form: Journal of Petroleum Technology, v. 48, no. 11, p. 1035-1036.
  48. Merrill, M.R., and Jin, Z., 1994, Velocity measurements in natural porous media: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 345-348.
  49. Moore, M.A., and Akkurt, R., 1996, Nuclear magnetic resonance applied to gas detection in a highly laminated Gulf of Mexico turbidite invaded with synthetic oil filtrate, SPE-36521, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 305-310.
  50. Norgaard, J.V., Olsen, D., Springer, N., and Reffstrup, J., 1995, Capillary pressure curves for low permeability chalk obtained by NMR imaging of core saturation profiles, SPE-30605, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 807-816.
  51. Ohen, H.A., Ajufo, A., and Curby, F.M., 1995, A hydraulic (flow) unit based model for the determination of petrophysical properties from NMR relaxation measurements, SPE-30626, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 983-996.
  52. Ohen, H.A., Ajufo, A.P., and Enwere, P.M., 1996, Laboratory NMR relaxation measurements for the acquisition of calibration data for NMR logging tools, SPE-35683, in 66th SPE western region meeting proceedings: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 329-342
  53. Oren, P.E., Rueslatten, H.G., Skjetne, T., and Buller, A.T., 1994, Some advances in NMR characterization of reservoir sandstones, in Aasen, J.O., Berg, E., Buller, A.T., Hjelmeland, O., Holt, R.M., Kleppe, J., and Torsaeter, O., eds., North Sea oil and gas reservoirs III: Kluwer Academic Publishers, London, p. 307-316.
  54. Peyron, M., Pierens, G.K., Lucas, A.J., Hall, L.D., Potter, G.F., Stewart, R.C., and Phelps, D.W., 1994, Strategies for overcoming linewidth limitations in quantitative petrophysical NMR measurements: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 295-298.
  55. Phen, H.A., Ajufo, A., and Curby, F.M., 1995, A hydraulic (flow) unit based model for the determination of petrophysical properties from NMR relaxation measurements, paper SCA-9514, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 12 p.
  56. Prammer, M.G., Drack, E.D., Bouton, J.C., Gardner, J.S., Coates, G.R., Chandler, R.N., and Miller, M.N., 1996, Measurements of clay-bound water and total porosity by magnetic resonance logging, SPE-36522, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 111-118.
  57. Prammer, M.G., Mardon, D., Coates, G.R., and Miller, M.N., 1995, Lithology-independent gas detection by gradient-NMR logging, SPE-30562, in Annual technical conference and exhibition proceedings, v. omega, Formation evaluation and reservoir geology: Society of Petroleum Engineers, p. 325-336.
  58. Qin, F., 1995, Development and application of NMRI for determining fluid saturation distributions in porous media: Texas A&M University, College Station, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, 163 p.
  59. Relling, O., Eidesmo, T., Flolo, L., and Reslatten, H., 1996, NMR logging in a North Sea gas well, paper GGG, in 37th annual logging symposium transactions: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, 10 p.
  60. Rueslatten, H., Eidesmo, T, Lehne, K.A., and Relling, O.M., 1996, The use of NMR spectroscopy to validate NMR logs from deeply buried reservoir sandstones, paper SCA-9621, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 11 p.
  61. Shushakov, O.A., 1996, Groundwater NMR in conductive water: Geophysics, v. 61, no. 4, p. 998-1006.
  62. Stallmach, F., Appel, M., and Thomann, H., 1996, Irreducible fluid saturation determined by pulsed field gradient NMR, paper SCA-9620, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 15 p.
  63. Stonard, S.W., LaTorraca, G.A., and Dunn, K-J., 1996, Effects of magnetic susceptibility contrasts on oil and water saturation determinations by NMR T2 laboratory and well log measurements, paper SCA-9619, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 12 p.
  64. Straley, C., Rossini, D., Schwartz, L.M., Stromski, M.E., Hrovat, M., and Patz, S., 1994, Chemical shift imaging of particle filtration in sand: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 313-315.
  65. Sutiyono, S., 1995, Magnetic resonance image log use in evaluation of low resistivity pay in the Attaka field, paper IPA95-2.2-056, in 24th annual convention proceedings, v. 2: Indonesian Petroleum Association, Jakarta, 13 p.
  66. Taicher, Z., Coates, G., Gitartz, Y., and Berman, L., 1994, A comprehensive approach to studies of porous media (rocks) using a laboratory spectrometer and logging tool with similar operating characteristics: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 285-2895.
  67. Williams, J.L.A., and Taylor, D.G., 1994, Measurements of viscosity and permeability of two phase miscible fluid flow in rock cores: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, v. 12, no. 2, p. 317-318.
  68. Withjack, E.M., and Durham, J.R., 1995, Characterization and saturation determination of geothermal rock by CT and NMR, paper SCA-9515, in International SCA symposium proceedings: Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Society of Core Analysts Chapter-at-Large, 10 p.