Influence of solid-liquid-liquid interactions on multiphase transport behavior in porous media

Author

Rao, Dandina N. ; Ayirala, Subhash C.

Author_Institution

The Craft & Hawkins Dept. of Petroleum Eng., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

24-27 July 2005

Firstpage

17

Lastpage

18

Abstract

This paper examines the effect of two types of surfactants (one nonionic and the other anionic) on wettability and multiphase flow characteristics by conducting contact angle measurements and flow tests through porous media using three different rock-fluids systems. The contact angle measurements have been made using the Dual-Drop Dual-Crystal (DDDC) technique and the multiphase flow characteristics are reported as oil-water relative permeabilities computed using a simulator by history matching the pressure drop and production data obtained during flow tests.

Keywords

contact angle; drops; flow through porous media; interface phenomena; surfactants; wetting; contact angle measurements; dual-drop dual-crystal technique; flow through porous media; multiphase transport behavior; oil-water relative permeabilities; porous media; rock-fluids systems; solid-liquid-liquid interactions; surfactants; wettability; Chemicals; Complex networks; Fluid flow measurement; Goniometers; Hydrocarbon reservoirs; Micromechanical devices; Permeability measurement; Petroleum; System testing; Water resources;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems, 2005. Proceedings. 2005 International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2398-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICMENS.2005.59

Filename

1540763