Patent ID: 11892586
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A method to determine parameters of a volumetric mixing law and water salinity using complex measurements obtained by a downhole dielectric tool, the method comprising:
calculating, using real measurements obtained by the dielectric tool, a first estimate of water-filled porosity;
calculating, using imaginary measurements obtained by the dielectric tool, a second estimate of water-filled porosity;
calculating, using complex measurements obtained by the dielectric tool, a third estimate of water-filled porosity;
calculating values of the volumetric mixing law parameters and water salinity that minimize a difference between at least two of the first, second, or third estimates of water-filled porosity, thereby resulting in an optimal water salinity and volumetric mixing law parameters;
using the optimal water salinity and volumetric mixing law parameters to determine a final estimate of the water-filled porosity; and
performing a downhole operation based upon the final estimate of the water-filled porosity.