Efficiency of conversion of work of drainage to surface energy for sandstone and carbonate

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 2137-2148

  Seth, S ^a   Morrow, N R ^a  

^a SPE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CAPILLARY FLOW; CARBONATES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; POROSITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; ISONS; QUASISTATIC DISPLACEMENT; RHEONS;

SANDSTONE;

EID: 33751008671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/102490-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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