Concepedia

Theoretical and experimental determination of the fractal dimension and pore size distribution index of a porous sample using spontaneous imbibition dynamics theory

Mumuni Amadu, Michael J. Pegg

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2018 · 27 citations · 55 references

Concepts

EngineeringMaterials ScienceReservoir CharacterizationFluid-flow In Porous MediaFractal GeometryPorosity AnalysisPorosity CharacterizationPorosity EvaluationTransport In Porous MediaExperimental CharacterizationExperimental StudiesFractal DimensionFractal Dimension TheoryPore MorphologyPore-size DistributionPorosity DistributionSpontaneous Imbibition

References

55

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

Benoît B. Mandelbrot, Paul Longley · 1982 · 5.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +7

Capillary Behavior in Porous Solids

M.C. Leverett · Transactions of the AIME · 1941 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Petroleum Engineering +14

Surface free energies of solid metals: Estimation from liquid surface tension measurements

W. R. Tyson, W. Miller · Surface Science · 1977 · 2K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +16

Pore-throat sizes in sandstones, tight sandstones, and shales

Philip H. Nelson · AAPG Bulletin · 2009 · 1.3K citations

Engineering, Earth Sciences, Petroleum Engineering +17

Numerical Simulation of Water-Oil Flow in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs

Hossein Kazemi, L.S. Merrill, K.L. Porterfield et al. · Society of Petroleum Engineers Journal · 1976 · 1K citations

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics +16