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The thermodynamic equilibrium of the reservoir fluids may end up with the pressure difference between fluid phases (called capillary pressure) due to difference in fluids interaction with rocks.:


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Pcow = p_o - p_w



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Pcog = p_o - p_g





In most popular practical case of a 3-phase fluid model this will be:

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bodyp_o

oil phase pressure

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gas phase pressure

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bodyp_w

water phase pressure

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average phase pressure


See also

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Natural Science / Physics /  Fluid Dynamics / Percolation

Capillary pressure ]