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Geophysical Well Logging Methods of Oil and Gas Reservoirs

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Several texts, manuals, field books, and guidebooks have discussed different geophysical log methods to define productive and nonproductive reservoirs in the petroleum business.

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Assaad, F.A. (2009). Geophysical Well Logging Methods of Oil and Gas Reservoirs. In: Field Methods for Petroleum Geologists. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78837-9_5

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