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Title: Evaluation of residual oil saturation after waterflood in a carbonate reservoir

Journal Article · · SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/21371-PA· OSTI ID:6703435
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  1. Qatar General Petroleum Corp., Doha (Qatar)
  2. Total-CFP, Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse (France). Petrophysics Dept.

Four different approaches, including special core analysis (SCAL), log-inject-log, thermal-decay-time (TDT) logs, and material balance, were used to narrow the range of residual oil saturation (ROS) after waterflood, S[sub orw], in a carbonate reservoir in Qatar to between 23% and 27%. An equation was developed that relates S[sub orw] with connate-water saturation, S[sub wi], and porosity. This paper presents the results of S[sub orw] determinations with four different techniques: core waterflood followed by centrifuging, log-inject-log, TDT logging, and material balance.

OSTI ID:
6703435
Journal Information:
SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States), Vol. 9:4; ISSN 0885-9248
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English