Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand
The time dependence of the gravity drainage of brine through a water wet porous medium has been examined experimentally using continuous resistance measurements in three 1 m columns packed with sand. Analysis of the resulting data showed that water saturation at any particular location had a power l...
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| author | Iglauer, Stefan Muggeridge, A. |
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| description | The time dependence of the gravity drainage of brine through a water wet porous medium has been examined experimentally using continuous resistance measurements in three 1 m columns packed with sand. Analysis of the resulting data showed that water saturation at any particular location had a power law dependence on time. This was shown to be consistent with gravity-dominated drainage and the fact that the water relative permeability can be described by the Corey parameterization. This confirmed earlier analyses which showed that gravity-dominated drainage should have a power law dependence on time. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-476752017-09-13T16:05:06Z Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand Iglauer, Stefan Muggeridge, A. The time dependence of the gravity drainage of brine through a water wet porous medium has been examined experimentally using continuous resistance measurements in three 1 m columns packed with sand. Analysis of the resulting data showed that water saturation at any particular location had a power law dependence on time. This was shown to be consistent with gravity-dominated drainage and the fact that the water relative permeability can be described by the Corey parameterization. This confirmed earlier analyses which showed that gravity-dominated drainage should have a power law dependence on time. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47675 10.1615/JPorMedia.v15.i8.20 Begell House restricted |
| spellingShingle | Iglauer, Stefan Muggeridge, A. Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title | Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title_full | Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title_fullStr | Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title_short | Time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| title_sort | time dependence of free fall gravity drainage in unconsolidated sand |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47675 |