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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992

Filed:

Feb. 19, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ron E Gilliland, New Orleans, LA (US);

Eve S Sprunt, Farmers Branch, TX (US);

Assignee:

Mobil Oil Corporation, Fairfax, VA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B / ; G01N / ; G01V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324376 ; 73153 ; 250255 ;
Abstract

A two-phase fluid, flow having a first fluid and an immiscible second fluid, is passed through a core sample. The core sample is scanned with X-rays to produce a display of fluid distribution within the core sample. Electrical resistivity is measured along the length of the core sample for those intervals having uniform first fluid distribution. The two-phase flow is continued to repetitively decrease the first fluid saturation in a plurality of drainage cycles with electrical resistivity being again measured for each drainage cycle. Thereafter, the two-phase fluid flow is continued to repetitively increase the first fluid saturation in a plurality of imbibition cycles with electrical resistivity being again measured for each imbibition cycle.


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