Generalized scaling of spontaneous imbibition data for strongly water-wet systems

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 165-178

  Ma, Shouxiang ^a   Morrow, Norman R ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaoyun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Formation evaluation; Petroleum engineering; Reservoir rocks; Time scales; Wettability

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CORE SAMPLES; CORRELATION METHODS; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); FUNCTIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL FLOODING; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; VISCOSITY;

FRACTURED RESERVOIRS; OIL RECOVERY; RESERVOIR ROCKS; TIME SCALES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

MASS TRANSFER; OIL WELL; RESERVOIR;

HYDROCARBON PRODUCTION; IMBIBITION; MASS TRANSFER; OIL RECOVERY; PETROLEUM ENGINEERING; SCALING EQUATION; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION;

EID: 0031280536     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0920-4105(97)00020-x     Document Type: Article

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