Free Water Level (FWL)
HC-Water Transition
The contact surfaces in reservoir between hydorcarbon and water phases, forming by gravity and capillary pressure.
Free Water Level (FWL) | |
HC-Water Transition |
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| Fig. 1. Fluid contact schematic: gas in yellow, oil in green, hydrocarbon-water transition in blue and free water in aqua. |
Usually the fluid contacts are relatively flat but varying reservoir properties may lead to inclination of the contacts.
