A value of oil saturation
s_{orw} below which oil is not getting swept by water:
| (1) | k_{row} (s_o < s_{orw}) =0 |
It usually depends on absolute permeability k_a as:
| (2) | s_{orw} = s_{orw,0} \cdot \left( 1 + k_a/k_{a,sorw} \right)^{-n_{sorw}} |
See also
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Percolation
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Field Study & Modelling
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