Theoretical/experimental considerations about oil displacement by water in a fractured porous medium
Conference
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OSTI ID:397966
- Inst. Mexicano del Petroleo, Mexico City (Mexico)
Based upon observations made with a two-dimension porous cell, which allows direct visualization of fluid displacement processes, theoretical formulations were established for explaining oil displacement by water in a fractured porous medium. The theory rests on the idea that fluids are transported essentially through the fractures by a convective process, whereas water inflow to the matrix blocks is carried out by a dispersive process which depends on the difference between fracture and matrix water saturation. With these considerations, a derivation is presented of an expression for water saturation as a function of distance and time. Agreement between theory and experiment is reasonably good.
- OSTI ID:
- 397966
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-941048-; TRN: IM9649%%174
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International petroleum conference and exhibition of Mexico: fractured reservoirs and deep water technology, Veracruz (Mexico), 10-13 Oct 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of SPE international petroleum conference and exhibition of Mexico: Proceedings; PB: 708 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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