A Mathematical model for dynamic wettability alteration controlled by water-rock chemistry

Networks and Heterogeneous Media

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-256

  Evje, Steinar ^a   Hiorth, Aksel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aqueous chemistry; Countercurrent flow; Dissolution; Precipitation; Spontaneous imbibition; Water rock interaction; Wettability alteration

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS CHEMISTRY; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS; WETTABILITY ALTERATION;

BRINES; CALCITE; CONTOUR MEASUREMENT; DISSOLUTION; INTERPOLATION; IONS; LIMESTONE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ROCKS; SEAWATER EFFECTS;

WETTING;

EID: 77955075269     PISSN: 15561801     EISSN: 1556181X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/nhm.2010.5.217     Document Type: Article

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