A method for measuring capillary pressures and relative permeabilities based upon a transient analysis of a rapid restored-state experiment.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Jennings, James William
Other Authors:	Gonten, Douglas Von (degree committee member.), Holste James C. (degree committee member.), Wu, Ching H. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1983.
Subjects:	Capillarity > Mathematical models. Permeability > Mathematical models. Petroleum Engineering Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest Copy Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	In this dissertation an improved method for the measurement of capillary pressure and relative permeability is presented. The new technique is a modification of the restored-state capillary pressure experiment. The modifications involve the use of thin core samples and thin plastic filtration membranes, resulting in a one hundred fold reduction in the time requirement of the experiment. The determination of relative permeability is made possible by the collection of transient data and the use of a numerical model coupled with a non-linear parameter estimation algorithm. The new method is capable of measuring wetting-phase relative permeabilities at low wetting-phase saturations.
Item Description:	"Major subject: Petroleum Engineering." Typescript (photocopy). Vita.
Physical Description:	viii, 97 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-54).