Permeability, relative permeability, microscopic displacement efficiency, and pore geometry of m-1 bimodal pore systems in Arab D limestone

SPE Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 524-531

  Clerke, Edward A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GEOLOGY; GEOMETRY; LIMESTONE; PETROPHYSICS; WETTING;

BIMODAL PORE SYSTEM; DYNAMIC EXPERIMENT; MERCURY INJECTION CAPILLARY PRESSURES; MICROSCOPIC DISPLACEMENT; OIL RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR FLOW PROPERTIES; WETTABILITY RESTORATIONS;

LIME;

EID: 70350154696     PISSN: 1086055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/105259-PA     Document Type: Article

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