MR33A:
Rock-Fluids Interactions and Their Influence on Multiphase Flow in Petroleum Reservoirs I Posters

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Session ID#: 26742

Session Description:
The interactions between the reservoir rock and fluids determine not only the manner in which the oil, water and gas distribute within the pore space of the rock but also their flow behavior. An understanding of reservoir rock-fluids interactions is critical to enhance recovery from our petroleum resource base. The proposed session of Rock-Fluids Interactions is aimed at bringing together researchers from around the world with the aim of filling the gap in our knowledge base on the nature of rock-fluids interactions in petroleum reservoirs and their influence on multiphase flow behavior. The suggested subtopics are:

(i) The effect of rock properties (mineralogy and surface characteristics) and (ii) fluid properties (oil and brine compositions) on:

(a) rock-fluids interactions (wettability, interfacial adhesion and oil-spreading)

(b) oil-water relative permeabilities needed in field-scale reservoir simulations, and

(c) oil recovery from porous media needed to optimize recovery strategies.

Primary Convener:  Rebecca A. Fischer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
Convener:  Sergio Vinciguerra, University of Turin, Earth Sciences, Turin, Italy
Chairs:  Rebecca A. Fischer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States and Sergio Vinciguerra, University of Turin, Earth Sciences, Turin, Italy
OSPA Liaison:  Rebecca A. Fischer, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States
Index Terms:

3611 Thermodynamics [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
3653 Fluid flow [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

PORE SCALE INVESTIGATION OF WETTABILITY ALTERATION THROUGH CHEMICALLY-TUNED WATERFLOODING IN OIL-WET CARBONATE ROCKS USING X-RAY MICRO-CT IMAGING (235582)
Miral S. Tawfik, Pennsylvania State University Main Campus, University Park, PA, United States and Zuleima Karpyn, The Pennsylvania State University, John and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, University Park, United States

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