Convenient formulae for determination of relative permeability from unsteady-state fluid displacements in core plugs

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 33-44

  Toth, Janos ^a   Bodi, Tibor ^a   Szucs, Peter ^a   Civan, Faruk ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISKOLC   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Constant pressure conditions; Constant rate conditions; Immiscible displacement; Petroleum reservoirs; Relative permeability; Unsteady state core tests

Indexed keywords

FLUID MOBILITY;

FLUID DYNAMICS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY;

TWO PHASE FLOW;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; IMMISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; PERMEABILITY;

EID: 0036802454     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-4105(02)00249-8     Document Type: Article

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