The effect of displacement rate on imbibition relative permeability and residual saturation

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 52, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 54-70

  Nguyen, Viet Hoai ^a   Sheppard, Adrian P ^b   Knackstedt, Mark A ^b   Val Pinczewski, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Berea; Capillary number; Dynamic; Films; Imbibition; Network model; Porous media; Relative permeability; Snap off

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY NUMBER; DYNAMIC NETWORK MODEL; FILM FLOW; FILM SWELLING; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESIDUAL SATURATION;

ASPECT RATIO; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SWELLING;

POROUS MATERIALS;

ASPECT RATIO; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROUS MATERIALS; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SWELLING;

BEREA SANDSTONE; CAPILLARITY; FILM; IMBIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS; SWELLING; WETTABILITY;

EID: 33744929132     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2006.03.020     Document Type: Article

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