Prediction of wettability variation and its impact on waterflooding using pore- to reservoir-scale simulation

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 1863-1873

  Jackson, Matthew D ^a   Valvatne, Per H ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; SANDSTONE; TWO PHASE FLOW; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURES; OIL WATER CONTACTS (OWC);

WELL FLOODING;

EID: 1142266685     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/77543-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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