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Experimental Investigation of Relative Permeability Upscaling from the Micro-Scale to the Macro-Scale

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/807247· OSTI ID:807247

During this reporting period, shown experimentally that the optical coherence imaging system can acquire information on grain interfaces and void shape for a maximum depth of half a millimeter into sandstone. The measurement of interfacial area per volume (IAV), capillary pressure and saturation in two dimensional micro-models structures has shown the existence of a unique relationship among these hydraulic parameters for different pore geometry. The measurement of interfacial area per volume on a three-dimensional natural sample, i.e., sandstone, has shown the homogeneity of IAV with depth in a sample when the fluids are in equilibrium.

Research Organization:
National Petroleum Technology Office, Tulsa, OK (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC26-99BC15207
OSTI ID:
807247
Report Number(s):
DOE/BC/15207-3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English