Resistivity index of fractional wettability porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 253-274

  Tsakiroglou, Christos D ^a   Fleury, Marc ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Drainage; Electrical resistivity; Fractal geometry; Pore structure; Wettability

Indexed keywords

FRACTIONAL WETTABILITY; PORE STRUCTURE; RESISTIVITY INDEX;

CAPILLARITY; FRACTALS; GEOMETRY; PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WETTING;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY; DRAINAGE; POROUS PLATE; PRESSURE; RESISTIVITY; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; DRAINAGE; POROUS MEDIUM; RESISTIVITY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0033084156     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(98)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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