Physically-based capillary pressure correlation for mixed-wet reservoirs from a bundle-of-tubes model

Proceedings - SPE Symposium on Improved Oil Recovery

Volumn 2004-April, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Helland, J O ^a   Skjaeveland S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; CONTACT ANGLE; HYSTERESIS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; CONTACT ANGLE HYSTERESIS; CORE PLUGS; ENTRY PRESSURES; FLUID CONFIGURATION; LABORATORY DATUM; MIXED-WET RESERVOIRS; PHYSICALLY BASED;

CAPILLARITY;

EID: 84862686341     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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