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The incremental model compared well with the Waxman-Smits model on multiple water-conductivity saturation data from two published experimental data sets. The model is adaptable to other rock conductivity problems such as vuggy porosity, vuggy water saturation, and clay-coated sand grains. The potential exists for the algorithm to be part of a comprehensive computer program for calculating rock conductivities and saturations using many different combinations of rock fabrics and compositions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1190\/1.2432261","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2007,3,8]],"date-time":"2007-03-08T17:59:13Z","timestamp":1173376753000},"page":"E59-E67","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":43,"title":["An effective medium algorithm for calculating water saturations at any salinity or frequency"],"prefix":"10.1190","volume":"72","author":[{"given":"Charles","family":"Berg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"1ResDip Systems, The Woodlands Texas. 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