The dielectric constant of a partially saturated sandstone varies as a function of the level of water saturation. Experimental data indicate that rock/water interaction, at low saturations, has a large effect on the measured dielectric response. To theoretically predict the dielectric constant of the rock/water/air system, this rock/water interaction must be accounted for by including the effec...

Abstract The present work describes and evaluates the reservoir quality of sandstone Nubia Formation at Gebel Abu Hasswa outcrop in southwest Sinai, Egypt. Hydraulic flow unit (HFU) electrical (EFU) concepts are implied to achieve this purpose. Paleozoic section made up four formations has been studied. oldest is Araba followed by Naqus (Nubia C D) overlay Durba, Ahemir Qiseib B), where Lower C...

Optimization of reservoir parameters is an important issue in petroleum exploration and production. The Ant Colony Optimization(ACO) is a recent approach to solve discrete and continuous optimization problems. In this paper, the Ant Colony Optimization is usedas an intelligent tool to estimate reservoir rock properties. The methodology is illustrated by using a case study on shear wave velocity...

Compaction of porous rocks can occur in two modes: uniform and localized. Recent experimental work has demonstrated that compaction can occur in tabular zones that expand with increasing applied deformation. The appearance of compaction bands and their growth has a strong influence on the measured permeability of the host rock. The rock behind the moving compaction front can be either uniformly...

Reservoir porous medium is random, in terms of oil and gas for low permeability reservoirs. Consider the random nature of the reservoir will enable to improve the accuracy of numerical reservoir simulation. Based on extensive research, for the stochastic nature of the reservoir from the two aspects of physical simulation, numerical simulation, the relevant international studies were reviewed. T...

a r t i c l e i n f o Keywords: Low-salinity Waterflood LSW Brine Double-layer Sandstone Carbonate Film Low-salinity waterflooding is a relatively new method for improved oil recovery that has generated much interest. It is generally believed that low-salinity brine alters the wettability of oil reservoir rocks towards a wetting state that is optimal for recovery. The mechanism(s) by which the ...

the prediction of porosity is achieved by using available core and log data; however, the estimationof permeability is limited to the scare core data. hence, porosity and saturation data through theframework of flow units can be used to make an estimation of reservoir permeability. the purposeof this study is to predict the permeability of a carbonate gas reservoir by using physical-basedempiri...

Abstract There is a current need for developing improved synthetic porous materials better constraining the dynamic and coupled processes relevant to geotechnical use of underground reservoirs. In this study, low temperature preparation method making rocks presented that uses geopolymer binder cured at 80 °C based on alkali-activated metakaolin. For synthesised sandstone, key rock properties pe...