Wettability effects in a sandstone reservoir and outcrop cores from NMR relaxation time distributions

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 35-54

  Guan, H ^a   Brougham, D ^b   Sorbie, K S ^a   Packer, K J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amott tests; Imbibition rate; NMR; Petroleum reservoir cores; Porous media; Relaxation time (T1 T2) distributions; Sandstone; Wettability

Indexed keywords

RELAXATION TIME;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROSITY; WATER; WETTING;

SANDSTONE;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMBIBITION; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; WETTING;

EID: 0036611014     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(02)00151-1     Document Type: Article

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