Correlation of capillary number curves and remaining oil saturations for reservoir and model sandstones

In Situ

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-269

  Maldal, Trygve ^a   Gulbrandsen, Arnt H ^a   Gilje, Eimund ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; CONSOLIDATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; POROUS MATERIALS; SANDSTONE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION);

CAPILLARY DESATURATION CURVES; CAPILLARY NUMBER;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 0031212626     PISSN: 01462520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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