The effect of wettability on saturation functions and impact on carbonate reservoirs in the middle east

Society of Petroleum Engineers - Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference 2002, ADIPEC 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Masalmeh, Shehadeh K ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; CARBONATION; GASOLINE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POINT CONTACTS; POROUS MATERIALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; WETTING;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RECOVERY; LOW PERMEABILITY ROCK; OIL RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RELATIVE PERMEABILITY; RESIDUAL OIL SATURATION; SATURATION FUNCTION;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

EID: 85086689743     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/78515-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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