Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density
Wettability is one of the most important parameters in multiphase flow through porous rocks. However, experimental measurements or theoretical predictions are difficult and open to large uncertainty. In this work we demonstrate that gas densities (which are much simpler to determine than wettability...
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| author | Al-Yaseri, A. Roshan, H. Lebedev, M. Barifcani, A. Iglauer, Stefan |
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| description | Wettability is one of the most important parameters in multiphase flow through porous rocks. However, experimental measurements or theoretical predictions are difficult and open to large uncertainty. In this work we demonstrate that gas densities (which are much simpler to determine than wettability and typically well known) correlate remarkably well with wettability. This insight can significantly improve wettability predictions, thus derisking subsurface operations (e.g., CO2 geostorage or hydrocarbon recovery), and significantly enhance fundamental understanding of natural geological processes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-302092017-09-13T15:30:51Z Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density Al-Yaseri, A. Roshan, H. Lebedev, M. Barifcani, A. Iglauer, Stefan Wettability is one of the most important parameters in multiphase flow through porous rocks. However, experimental measurements or theoretical predictions are difficult and open to large uncertainty. In this work we demonstrate that gas densities (which are much simpler to determine than wettability and typically well known) correlate remarkably well with wettability. This insight can significantly improve wettability predictions, thus derisking subsurface operations (e.g., CO2 geostorage or hydrocarbon recovery), and significantly enhance fundamental understanding of natural geological processes. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30209 10.1002/2016GL068278 American Geophysical Union fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Al-Yaseri, A. Roshan, H. Lebedev, M. Barifcani, A. Iglauer, Stefan Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title | Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title_full | Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title_fullStr | Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title_short | Dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| title_sort | dependence of quartz wettability on fluid density |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30209 |