Phase Behavior - PETE 391

Homework #4

Pcaw Sw Pcow σaw 72 dyne/cm

(psig) (psig) σow 28.9 dyne/cm
Θaw 0
0 1 0.000 Θow 0
0.24 1 0.096 cosΘaw 1
0.72 0.95 0.289 cosΘow 1
1.24 0.7 0.498
1.78 0.5 0.714
2.88 0.35 1.156
3.73 0.33 1.497
5.43 0.33 2.180
7.26 0.33 2.914

Pcaw vs. Sw
8
7
Capillary Pressure , psig

6
5
4
3 Pcaw vs. Sw
2
1
0
0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1
Water Saturation , Sw

Pcow (psig) vs Sw
3.500
3.000
2.500
2.000
1.500 Pcow (psig) vs Sw
1.000
0.500
0.000
0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1 1.1