Analysis of imbibition in mixed-wet rocks using pore-scale modeling

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1469-1477

  Behbahani, Hassan ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CAPILLARITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; TOPOLOGY; WATERPROOFING; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; IMBIBATION; WATER-WET SYSTEMS; WATERFLOODED RESERVOIRS;

ROCKS;

EID: 22044440707     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/90132-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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