Permeability from porosimetry measurements: Derivation for a tortuous and fractal tubular bundle

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-278

  Buiting, J J M ^a   Clerke, E A ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Capillary pressure; Carbonate; Fractal; Permeability; Pore throat sizes; Tortuosity

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR; MATHEMATICAL FORMS; MATHEMATICAL REASONING; MERCURY INJECTION CAPILLARY PRESSURES; MODIFIED BESSEL FUNCTION; PERMEABILITY MODEL; PORE-THROAT SIZE; TORTUOSITY;

ARCHITECTURE; CAPILLARITY; CARBONATES; CARBONATION; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; POROUS MATERIALS;

FRACTALS;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; CARBONATE; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LAPLACE TRANSFORM; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 84884202336     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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