Uncertainty span for relative permeability and capillary pressure by varying wettability and spatial flow directions utilizing pore scale modelling

Thomas Ramstad; Anders Kristoffersen; Einar Ebeltoft

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202014601002

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E3S Web Conf., 146 (2020) 01002

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Issue		E3S Web Conf. Volume 146, 2020 The 2019 International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts (SCA 2019)


Article Number		01002
Number of page(s)		12
Section		Core Analysis in a Digital World
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202014601002
Published online		05 February 2020

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[1] Morrow, N.R. (editor): “Interfacial phenomena in petroleum recovery”, 1991, Marcel Dekker Inc., New York. [Google Scholar]

[2] Radke, C.J., Kovscek, A.R. and Wong, H.: “A Pore-Level Scenario for the Development of Mixed Wettability on Oil Reservoirs”, SPE 24880, presented at the 67th Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Washington. DC, October 4-7, 1992. [Google Scholar]

[3] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 1; Rock/Oil/Brine Interactions, and the Effects of Core Handling on Wettability” JPT (Oct. 1986), 1125-44. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[4] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 2; Wettability Measurements” JPT (Nov. 1986), 1246-62. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[5] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 3; The Effects of Wettability on the Electric Properties in Porous Media” JPT (Dec. 1986), 1371-78. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[6] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 4; The Effects of Wettability on Capillary Pressure” JPT (Oct. 1987), 1283-1300. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[7] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 5; The Effects of Wettability on Relative permeability” JPT (Nov. 1987), 1453-68. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[8] Anderson, W.G.: “Wettability Literature Survey – Part 6; The Effects of Wettability on Waterflooding” JPT (Dec. 1987), 1605-22. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[9] Amott, E.: “Observations Relating to the Wettability of Porous Rock”, Trans., AIME (1959) 216, 156-62. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[10] Boneau DF and Clampitt RL: “A Surfactant System for the Oil-Wet Sandstone of the North Burbank Unit” Journal of Petroleum Technology 29, no. 5 (May 1977): 501–506. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[11] Donaldson EC, Thomas RD and Lorenz PB: “Wettability Determination and Its Effect on Recovery Efficiency” SPE Journal 9 (March 1969): 13–20. [Google Scholar]

[12] Sendra User guide 2018.5, ProRes AS, 2019. [Google Scholar]

[13] Sylte, A., Ebeltoft, E. and Petersen, E.B.: “Simultaneous Determination of Relative Permeability and Capillary Pressure Using Data from Several Experiments”. Paper SCA 2004-08 presented at the International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 5-9 October 2004. [Google Scholar]

[14] Lomeland, F., and Ebeltoft, E.: “A New Versatile Capillary Pressure Correlation”. Paper SCA 2008-08 presented at the International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 29 October – 2 November 2008. [Google Scholar]

[15] Lomeland, F., Ebeltoft, E., and Thomas, W.H.: “A New Versatile Relative Permeability Correlation”. Paper SCA 2005-32 presented at the International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Toronto, Canada, 21-25 August 2005. [Google Scholar]

[16] T. Ramstad, I. Nasiru, C. Nardi, P.E. Øren, “Relative permeability calculations from two-phase flow simulations directly on digital images of porous rocks”, Transport in Porous Media 94, 487-504 (2012) [Google Scholar]

[17] Lopez, O., Mock, A., Skretting, J., Pedersen EB., Øren, P., Rustad, AB., “Investigation into the Reliability of Predictive Pore-Scale Modeling for Siliciclastic Reservoir Rocks”, Proceedings of the 2010 International Symposium of Core Analysts, SCA2010-23 (2010) [Google Scholar]

[18] Ruspini, LC., Farokhpoor, R., Øren, P., “Pore-scale modeling of capillary trapping in water-wet porous media: A new cooperative pore-body filling model”. Adv. Water Resources, (2017), 108, 1-14. [CrossRef] [Google Scholar]

[19] Lin, Q, Bijeljic, B., Krevor, S.C., Blunt, M.J., Berg, S., Coorn, A., van der Linde, H., Georgiadis, A., Wilson, O.B.: “A New Waterflood Initialization Protocol for Pore-Scale Multiphase Flow Experiments”. Paper SCA 2018-32 presented at the International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysts, Trondheim, Norway, 27-30 August 2018. [Google Scholar]

[20] Ebeltoft, E., Lomeland, F., Brautast, A., Haugen, Å.: “Parameter Based SCAL - Analysing Relative Permeability for Full Field Application”, reviewed Proceedings of the 2014 International Symposium of the SCA, Avignon, France, September 8-11, 2014. [Google Scholar]