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

SPE Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 466-473

  Behbahani, Hassan ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CONTACT ANGLE; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; WELL FLOODING; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; COUNTERCURRENT IMBIBITION; PORE-SCALE MODELING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 31144435121     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/90132-pa     Document Type: Article

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