Masters Theses
Abstract
"Based upon the assumptions that a porous medium is analogous to a bundle of capillary tubes and that there is equivalence of electrical and hydraulic tortuosity in a porous medium, empirical expressions are presented which relate capillary pressure data and electrical properties of the rock to the porosity, permeability and relative-water permeability, respectively, of completely water-wet rocks. Experimental data are presented for comparison in order to verify their validity. Three principal models are presented, each of which is characterized by a particular expression for estimating tortuosity. The method of determining this parameter was varied in order to find the form best matching experimental results"--Abstract, page ii.
Advisor(s)
Arnold, Marion D., 1932-2010
Committee Member(s)
Beveridge, Thomas R. (Thomas Robinson), 1918-1978
Govier, John P., 1913-1998
Department(s)
Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Petroleum Engineering
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
1970
Pagination
vii, 68 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 70-72).
Rights
© 1970 Prasanta Kumar Guharoy, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Oil saturation in reservoirsOil reservoir engineeringPorous materials -- PermeabilityPorosity
Thesis Number
T 2434
Print OCLC #
6024852
Electronic OCLC #
855052727
Recommended Citation
Guharoy, Prasanta Kumar, "Determination of reservoir characteristics from capillary pressure curves and electrical properties of rocks" (1970). Masters Theses. 7108.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/7108
