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Sw

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003715

The symbol representing water saturation, which is the fraction or percentage of the pore volume in a rock that is occupied by formation water. It is a key parameter in reservoir engineering, indicating the amount of hydrocarbons present in a reservoir. Sw values range from 0 (100% hydrocarbon) to 1 (100% water), and are typically calculated from resistivity logs using equations like Archie's.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003715
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003715",
  "term": "Sw",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The symbol representing water saturation, which is the fraction or percentage of the pore volume in a rock that is occupied by formation water. It is a key parameter in reservoir engineering, indicating the amount of hydrocarbons present in a reservoir. Sw values range from 0 (100% hydrocarbon) to 1 (100% water), and are typically calculated from resistivity logs using equations like Archie's.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/sw/"
}

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