Three-phase flow WAG processes in mixed-wet porous media: Pore-scale network simulations and comparison with water-wet micromodel experiments

SPE Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-66

  Van Dijke, M I J ^a   Sorbie, K S ^a   Sohrabi, M ^a   Danesh, A ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; POROUS MATERIALS; STATISTICS; SURFACE TENSION; WETTING;

CAPILLARY DOMINATED THREE PHASE FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL PORE SCALE NETWORK SIMULATOR; WATER-ALTERNATING GAS INJECTION; WATER-WET MICROMODEL; WETTABILITY;

MULTIPHASE FLOW;

EID: 1942517808     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/87822-pa     Document Type: Article

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