A new model of trapping and relative permeability hysteresis for all wettability characteristics

SPE Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-288

  Spiteri, Elizabeth J ^a   Juanes, Ruben ^b   Blunt, Martin J ^c   Orr, Franklin M ^d  

^a Chevron Energy Technology Company

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; WETTING;

CYCLIC PROCESS; DESCRIPTORS; FIELD SCALE; FLUID SATURATIONS; HYSTERESIS EFFECT; MULTIPHASE FLOW IN POROUS MEDIAS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY HYSTERESIS; WATER FLOOD; WETTABILITY CHARACTERISTICS;

HYSTERESIS;

EID: 53749088065     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/96448-PA     Document Type: Article

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