Scale-up of miscible flood processes for heterogeneous reservoirs. Final report

Residual Oil Characterization for a California Turbidite

“…This dimensionless number is represented by the following equations: The capillary desaturation curve (CDC) is an empirical correlation which defines the relationship of the residual oil saturation and the physical properties of the system 4 Numerous authors identified a range of capillary number from 10.0 to 1 x 10 -5 , noted as a critical capillary number, where the residual oil saturation starts to decrease 5 . Chatzis and Morrow 6 defined a critical correlation of…”

“…Residual oil saturation correlates with a dimensionless number N representing a combination of gravity and viscous forces 21,22 . Orr used the following correlation:…”