Effects of heterogeneity and wetting on relative permeability using pore level modeling

SPE Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 70-87

  Blunt, Martin J ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTACT ANGLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; WETTING;

COOPERATIVE PORE FILLING; HETEROGENEITY; PORE LEVEL MODELING; RESIDUAL NONWETTING PHASE SATURATION; SPATIAL CORRELATION;

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0031097838     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/36762-PA     Document Type: Article

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