Invention Grant
US07567079B2 Methods suitable for measuring capillary pressure and relative permeability curves of porous rocks
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适用于测量多孔岩石毛细管压力和相对渗透率曲线的方法
- Patent Title: Methods suitable for measuring capillary pressure and relative permeability curves of porous rocks
- Patent Title (中): 适用于测量多孔岩石毛细管压力和相对渗透率曲线的方法
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Application No.: US11808300Application Date: 2007-06-08
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Publication No.: US07567079B2Publication Date: 2009-07-28
- Inventor: Quan Chen , Bruce J. Balcom
- Applicant: Quan Chen , Bruce J. Balcom
- Applicant Address: CA Fredericton
- Assignee: University of New Brunswick
- Current Assignee: University of New Brunswick
- Current Assignee Address: CA Fredericton
- Agent Eugene Derényi
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00

Abstract:
Single-shot methods suitable for determining capillary pressure and relative permeability curves in petroleum reservoir core plugs are proposed. Three classes of measurement are outlined. (i) Measurements undertaken with steady state gas flow and stationary water or oil phases in the rock. SPRITE (Single-Point Ramped Imaging with T1 Enhancement) MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) spin density images map spatially varying fluid content. (ii) Similar measurements are proposed with a stationary gas phase and flowing water or oil phases. (iii) Measurements are also possible with either water or oil as the stationary phase, with the other phase undergoing steady state flow. In all cases the outflow boundary condition is maintained, capillary pressure zero, by washing the outlet face of the sample with the stationary fluid phase.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080303520A1 Methods suitable for measuring capillary pressure and relative permeability curves of porous rocks Public/Granted day:2008-12-11
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