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Interfacial Tension
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LESSON OUTCOMES
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Fluid 1
Fluid 2
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Water
Imbalance
force
Rise IFT
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of T & P
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Measurement in Lab
Tensiometers measure force
Wilhelmy Plate Tensiometer
Du Noy-Padday method
Du Noy Ring Tensiometer
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Wettability
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What is wettability ?
Wettability
describe the relative adhesion of two fluids to a
solid surface
Surface tension between fluid and solid
Key parameters that affects petrophysical
properties of RR.
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characteristics
Production of HC
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WETTABILITY
In a porous medium containing two or more immiscible
Water Wet
(most fields , sandstone)
Oil Wet
(clay&carbonates)
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AT So Sw
soIFTbetween
sw
cos solid and
fluid
denser
ow
IFT between
solid and
ow
lighter fluid
AT ow cos ow
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CONTACT ANGLE
A liquid droplet on a plane solid surface can take various
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CONTACT ANGLE
so sw
cos ow
ow
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CONTACT ANGLE
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Degree of
wetting
Solid / liquid
interaction
Liquid/liquid
interaction
Perfectly
wetting
Strong
Weak
0 90
High
wettability
90 180
180
Strong
Weak
Strong
Weak
Low
wettability
Weak
Strong
Perfectly
Non wetting
Weak
Strong
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Type of wettability
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methods
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Pc
Why ?
Because greater height of liquid
rise, so higher Pc
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Pn .Mazuin Jasamai
mazuin_jasamai@petronas.com.my
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Learning Objectives
Explain definition of capillary pressure
Describe application of capillary pressure
Describe how capillary pressure is measured
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of 2 immiscible fluids.
generated where interfaces between
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100% saturation
above FWL = WOC
Free Water level,
FWL
Irreducible water
saturation
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3 main system
Oil - water system
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3 main system
Gas water system
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3 main system
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Pc is function of
adhesion tension
and inversely
proportional to the
pore size
(capillary radius)
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r cross sec tion pore radius
contact angle
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ExerCise 3
Calculate the capillary pressure and capillary rise
in an oil-water system from the following data:
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column increase , so Pc
decrease.
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Averaging Pc
Using Leverett J-funtion
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Exercise
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Exercise
Water
saturation,
Sw
(%)
100
4.4
100
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90.1
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Exercise
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ii. Indicate the FWL, OWC and transition zone on the plot.
iii. A sample was taken from a depth 80 ft above the OWC. What is the