Features of three-component, three-phase displacement in porous media

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2118/19678-PA· OSTI ID:7009573

Falls, A H ^[1]; Schulte, W M ^[2]

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1. Shell Western E and P, Houston, TX (United States)
2. Shell U.K. E and P, Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

In this paper a theory of 1D dispersion-free displacement in porous media is used to reveal features of floods in which three phases flow simultaneously. The analysis shows how the sequence of compositions realized in given classes of problems can be recognized from a single diagram. It also explains why three-phase routes of physical interest shock into and out of tie-triangles, why composition routes measured during relative permeability experiments often are identical through the three-phase region, and how an equilibrium tertiary displacement can evoke either an oil bank that runs ahead of the phase containing the active agent or one that breaks through with it.

• OSTI ID: 7009573
• Journal Information: SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States), Journal Name: SPE Reservoir Engineering (Society of Petroleum Engineers); (United States) Vol. 7:4; ISSN 0885-9248; ISSN SREEEF
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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