Systematic wettability alteration by aging sandstone and carbonate rock in crude oil

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 2-4, 1999, Pages 85-97

  Graue, Arne ^a   Viksund, Bjørn Gerry ^a   Eilertsen, Terje ^a   Moe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carbonate rock; Sandstone; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

AMOTT-HARVEY WETTABILITY INDEX; DECAHYDRONAPHTHALENE; DECANE; IMBIBITION; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

AGING OF MATERIALS; CARBONATE MINERALS; NAPHTHALENE; PARAFFINS; SANDSTONE; WELL FLOODING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

AGING; CARBONATE; CRUDE OIL; SANDSTONE; WETTING;

AGING; CARBONATE ROCK; CRUDE OIL; SANDSTONE; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0033491267     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(99)00033-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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