Experimental study of spontaneous imbibition in low-permeability reservoir

Shiyou Xuebao/Acta Petrolei Sinica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-112

  Li, Shikui ^a,b   Liu, Weidong ^c   Zhang, Haiqin ^c   Xiao, Hanmin ^c  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b DAQING OILFIELD CO LTD   (China)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT   (China)

Author keywords

Capillary force; Imbibition experiment; Interfacial tension; Low permeability reservoir; Mobile oil; Oil recovery

Indexed keywords

BRINES; CAPILLARITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

CAPILLARY FORCE; IMBIBITION EXPERIMENT; INTERFACIAL TENSION; MOBILE OIL; OIL RECOVERY;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

EID: 34248352042     PISSN: 02532697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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