Toward field-scale wettability modification - The limitations of diffusive transport

SPE Reservoir Evaluation and Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Stoll, W Martin ^a   Hofman, Jan P ^a   Ligthelm, Dick J ^a   Faber, M J ^a   van den Hoek, Paul J ^a  

^a Shell International Exploration and Production BV ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ENHANCED RECOVERY; FRACTURE; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM TRANSPORTATION; POROUS MATERIALS; RECOVERY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY IMBIBITION; CUMULATIVE RECOVERY; DIFFUSION PROCESS; DIFFUSIVE TRANSPORT; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; SECONDARY PROCESS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; TRANSPORT MECHANISM;

SECONDARY RECOVERY;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY; IMBIBITION; OIL FIELD; SOURCE ROCK; WETTABILITY;

EID: 48749125876     PISSN: 10946470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/107095-pa     Document Type: Article

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