Neftyanaya Provintsiya
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Neftyanaya provintsiya No. 1(33), 2023

Determination of relative permeability and capillary pressure by centrifuge experiments

E.N. Salomatin, A.S. Filipp, R.S. Shulga
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2023.1.1-15

Abstract


The paper presents the results of experimental study for determination of relative oil and gas permeabilities and capillary pressures by centrifuge experiments on six samples of fine-grained sandstone. The experiment included oil displacement by water in temperature and pressure conditions simulating those in situ. Centrifugation was conducted at six different rotor speeds until stable oil production was achieved. Endpoint saturations were obtained in a separate procedure. Permeabilities at initial and residual oil saturation were determined in core flood apparatus and gas permeameter, respectively. Relative permeability and capillary pressure during water displacement were estimated in CYDAR software. 

Key words:

relative permeability, capillary pressure, centrifugation, drainage, pressure and temperature conditions

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Authors

E.N. Salomatin, Chief Specialist, Core Research Center, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625000, Russian Federation
E-mail: ensalomatin@tnnc.rosneft.ru

A.A. Philipp, Lead Specialist Petrophysical Core Research Department, Core Research Center, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625000, Russian Federation
E-mail: aafilipp@tnnc.rosneft.ru

R.S. Shulga, Head of Laboratory Research Department, Core Research Center, Tyumen Petroleum Research Center
79/1, Osipenko st., Tyumen, 625000, Russian Federation
E-mail: rsshulga@tnnc.rosneft.ru

For citation:

For citation: E.N. Salomatin, A.S. Filipp, R.S. Shulga Opredeleniye otnositel'nykh fazovykh pronitsayemostey i krivykh kapillyarnogo davleniya metodom tsen-trifugirovaniya v termobaricheskikh usloviyakh [Determination of relative permeability and capillary pressure by centrifuge experiments]. Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 1(33), 2023. pp. 1-15. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2023.1.1-15. EDN UMABYE (in Russian)

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