A new technique for reservoir wettability characterization

Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-39

  Rao, D N ^a,b,c,d,e   Girard, M G ^a,f  

^a Petroleum Recovery Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c R and D Company

^d Shell Canada ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^f Quebec Metallurgy Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE MEASUREMENT; DUAL DROP DUAL CRYSTAL TECHNIQUE; THREE PHASE CONTACT LINE; WETTABILITY; WETTABILITY MEASUREMENT;

ADHESION; ANGLE MEASUREMENT; CHARACTERIZATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CRUDE PETROLEUM; CRYSTALS; ENHANCED RECOVERY; PRESSURE; ROCKS; TEMPERATURE; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

EID: 0029772425     PISSN: 00219487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96-01-05     Document Type: Article

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