Influence of temperature and interfacial tension on spontaneous imbibition process

SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1999-January, Issue , 1999, Pages

  Chimienti, M E ^a   Illiano, S N ^a   Najurieta, H L ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; GASOLINE; ROCKS;

EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FINAL TEMPERATURES; IRREDUCIBLE WATER SATURATION; MEDIUM PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SPONTANEOUS IMBIBITION; STANDARD CONDITIONS; STRATIFIED RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY;

EID: 84940853520     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/53668-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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