Impact of SCAL (special core analysis) on carbonate reservoirs: How capillary forces can affect field performance predictions

Petrophysics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-413

  Masalmeh, S K ^a   Jing, X D ^b   Van Vark, W ^b   Christiansen, S ^b   Van Der Weerd, H ^a   Van Dorp, J ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell Abu Dhabi ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FORCE; FIELD PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONS; GRAVITY FORCES; IMBIBITION;

CAPILLARITY; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORIES; GRAVITATION; HYDROCARBONS; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER; WETTING;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 8344281333     PISSN: 15299074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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