Flow of a discontinuous non-wetting fluid in porous media-theory versus experiments

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6529691

Moulu, J C; Legait, B

The velocity of an oil ganglion displaced by surfactant solutions in different porous media is measured. With the help of an analytical model, a relationship between the velocity of the blob and the parameters of the surfactant flow is determined. This model is in good agreement with experimental results. This relation obtained for a single blob has made it possible to foresee the behavior of a population of ganglia and to deduce the conditions for oil banking in the case of tertiary displacements. Some experiments performed in micro-models and in sandstones verify these general conditions.

• Research Organization: Institut Francais du Petrole, BP 311 92506 Rueil-Malmaison Cedex
• OSTI ID: 6529691
• Report Number(s): CONF-851123-
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual winter meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, 10 Nov 1985; Other Information: 74F
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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