Two-phase pore-network modelling: Existence of oil layers during water invasion

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-99

  Ryazanov, Andrey V ^a   van Dijke, M I J ^a   Sorbie, Ken S ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Network modelling; Non uniform wettability; Oil layer; Residual oil; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

BEREA SANDSTONE; CAPILLARY ENTRY PRESSURE; CAPILLARY PRESSURES; CT IMAGE; END POINTS; FLUID FILMS; HYDRAULIC RADIUS; INPUT PARAMETER; NETWORK MODELLING; NETWORK MODELS; NON-UNIFORM WETTABILITY; OIL LAYER; PORE SPACE; PORE-NETWORK MODELS; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY FUNCTIONS; RESIDUAL OIL; RESIDUAL SATURATION; SHAPE CHARACTERIZATION; SHAPE FACTOR; UNSTRUCTURED NETWORKS; WATER INVASION;

CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTACT ANGLE; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PHOTOMASKS; POINT CONTACTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATORS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

CAPILLARITY;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FLOW MODELING; PERMEABILITY; POROUS MEDIUM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 70349423885     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11242-009-9345-x     Document Type: Article

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