Pore-scale network simulation of NMR response in two-phase flow

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Talabi, Olumide ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Networks; NMR; Random walk; T2 distribution; Wettability

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; FLUID SATURATIONS; GRAIN SURFACE; IN-CORE; PHASE PROPERTIES; PORE-SCALE NETWORKS; RANDOM WALK; RANDOM-WALK METHOD; RELAXIVITY; RESERVOIR ROCK; SAND PACK; SIMULATION RESULT; STRAIGHTFORWARD TECHNIQUES; TWO PHASE SYSTEMS; WATERFLOODING; WET MEDIA; WETTABILITY CONTROL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MULTIPHASE FLOW; RESONANCE; WELL FLOODING;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OIL; RANDOM WALK METHOD; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; SATURATION; SOURCE ROCK; TWO PHASE FLOW; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WETTABILITY;

EID: 77954814425     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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