Three-phase mixed-wet capillary pressure curves from a bundle of triangular tubes model

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 100-130

  Helland, Johan O ^a   Skjæveland, Svein M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Mixed wettability; Saturation dependencies; Three phase; Triangular tubes

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; MIXED WETTABILITY; SATURATION DEPENDENCIES; TRIANGULAR TUBES;

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); WETTING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACT ANGLE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PORE SIZE; PRESSURE; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); TUBES (COMPONENTS); WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; IMBIBITION; PORE SPACE; SATURATION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744917520     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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