Minimal water saturation occurrence in the pore volume:
| (1) | s_{wl}=\min s_w |
Connate water saturation s_{wl} maybe equal to critical s_{wсo} or less than critical s_{wl} < s_{wco}, like for example in petroleogenetic rocks.
See also
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Percolation
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Field Study & Modelling / Volumetric Rock Model (VRM)
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