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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2014
Applicant:
Conocophillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
James J. Howard, Tulsa, OK (US);
Siluni Wickramathilaka, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 49/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
One methods for in-situ characterization of a reservoir rock includes: (a) sealing an interval corresponding to a selected depth or depths within the subterranean formation; (b) injecting a displacement fluid into the interval, wherein the displacement fluid displaces a reservoir fluid stored in the reservoir rock; (c) monitoring movement of the displacement fluid or the reservoir fluid in the reservoir rock; and (d) assessing wettability of the reservoir rock based on (c) or determining recovery rate of the reservoir fluid.