Scaling of counter-current imbibition processes in low-permeability porous media

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 61-74

  Zhou, D ^a   Jia, L ^b   Kamath, J ^a   Kovscek, A R ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capillarity; Diatomite; Imbibition; Laboratory studies; Wettability; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

COUNTER CURRENT IMBIBITION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

IMBIBITION; OIL WELL; WELL TECHNOLOGY; WETTING;

IMBIBITION; OIL WELL; WELL TECHNOLOGY; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0036530045     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(01)00176-0     Document Type: Article

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