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Capillary Pressure and Saturation History 1658619972
Capillary Pressure and Saturation History 1658619972
Saturation History
Capillary Pressure in
Reservoir Rock
DRAINAGE AND IMBIBITION
CAPILLARY PRESSURE CURVES
DRAINAGE
IMBIBITION
size: upper
very fine
sorting:
moderately
sorted
Effect of
Dispersed Clays
A B dpw=wg/D dh
dpo=og/D dh
Free
Reservoir, o
Depth
Water Pc = po-pw = 0
Level 3
2
1
Aquifer, w
Pressure
Fluid Distribution in Reservoirs
Fault
Capillary pressure difference Gas & Water
between Gas density = g
Water density = w
Capillary pressure difference
between
oil and water phases in core ‘A’
Pc,ow = h1g ( w- o)
Modified from NExT, 1999, modified after Welge and Bruce, 1947
RELATION BETWEEN CAPILLARY
PRESSURE AND FLUID SATURATION
J-Function
Pc Pc
Pd Oil-Water contact
Pd Hd
0 0 Free Water Level
0 50 100 0 50 100 0 50 100
Sw (fraction) Sw (fraction) Sw (fraction)