On the capillary pressure function in porous media based on relative permeabilities of two immiscible fluids: Application of capillary bundle models and validation using experimental data

Babchin, A. J.; Bentsen, R.; Faybishenko, B.; Geilikman, M. B.

doi:10.1016/j.cis.2015.07.001

Title: On the capillary pressure function in porous media based on relative permeabilities of two immiscible fluids: Application of capillary bundle models and validation using experimental data

Journal Article · Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2015.07.001· OSTI ID:1474947

Babchin, A. J. ^[1]; Bentsen, R. ^[2]; Faybishenko, B. ^[3]; Geilikman, M. B. ^[4]

Alberta Research Council (ARC), Edmonton (Canada); Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv (Israel)
University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB (Canada)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

The objective of this paper is to extend the theoretical approach and an analytical solution, which was proposed by Babchin and Faybishenko (2014), for the evaluation of a capillary pressure (P_c) curve in porous media based on the apparent specific surface area, using an explicit combination of the relative permeability functions for the wetting and nonwetting phases. Specifically, in the current paper, the authors extended this approach by the application of two types of capillary bundle models with different formulations of effective capillary radius formulae. The application of the new models allowed the authors to improve the results of calculations of the effective average contact angle given in the paper by Babchin and Faybishenko (2014). The validation of the new models for calculations of the P_c curve is also given in this paper using the results of a specifically designed core experiment, which was originally conducted by Ayub and Bentsen (2001).

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER). Earth and Environmental Systems Science Division

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OSTI ID:: 1474947

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1374235

Journal Information:: Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 233, Issue C; ISSN 0001-8686

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