A new method for calculating two-phase relative permeability from resistivity data in porous media

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-33

  Li, Kewen ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Relative permeability model; Resistivity index; Wetting phase saturation

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; FLUIDS; LIQUIDS; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELLS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLIDS; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL LOGGING;

BUSINESS MEDIA; CAPILLARY PRESSURE DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LABORATORY MEASUREMENTS; NEW METHODS; POROUS MEDIUMS; RELA TIVE PERMEABILITY; RESISTIVITY DATA; RESISTIVITY INDEX; ROCK SAMPLES; SPRINGER (CO); WETTING PHASE;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEREA SANDSTONE; CAPILLARY PRESSURE; ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TWO PHASE FLOW; WELL LOGGING; WETTING;

EID: 46049109767     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-007-9178-4     Document Type: Article

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