Wettability and connate water saturation in hydrocarbon reservoirs with bitumen deposits

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 141-146

  Wardlaw, N C ^a   McKellar, M ^b  

^a Wardlaw Petroleum Consulting   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Connate water; Dean Stark extraction

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; CORE ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; EXTRACTION; POROSITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WETTING; BITUMINOUS MATERIALS; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; DEPOSITS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PROVEN RESERVES; RESERVOIR LININGS;

CONNATE WATER SATURATION; DEAN STARK EXTRACTION METHOD; PYROBITUMENS;

ENHANCED RECOVERY; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CONNATE WATERS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVES; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL AND GAS RESERVOIR; PARTIAL DEHYDRATIONS; WATER SATURATIONS;

EID: 0032094859     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00013-8     Document Type: Article

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