Oil & Gas Geology ›› 2019, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 190-195.doi: 10.11743/ogg20190119

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Correlation between relative permeability, capillary pressure and resistivity index

Ma Dong1, Zhang Kun1, Hu Juncheng2, Li Hehui3, Ma Long4, Tang Tang5   

  1. 1. Petroleum Engineering College, Yangtze University, Wuhan, Hubei 430100, China;
    2. The Great Wall Drilling Company, PetroChina, Panjing, Liaoning 130000, China;
    3. Luliang Operation Area of Xinjiang Oilfield Company Ltd., PetroChina, Kelamayi, Xinjiang 834000, China;
    4. Bohai Driliing Service Company, PetroChina, Tianjin 300280, China;
    5. Southwest Oil & Gasfield Company Ltd., PetroChina, Chengdu, Sichuan 610000, China
  • Received:2017-12-19 Revised:2018-10-18 Online:2019-02-28 Published:2018-12-08

Abstract:

Parameters such as capillary pressure,relative permeability and resistivity index are important to describe reservoir properties and multiphase fluid flow characteristics in reservoirs.However,the relative permeability and capillary pressure could not be easily measured through experiments which are often time-consuming,demanding in instrument precision,and restricted by subjective conditions.The study discussed the correlation amongcapillary pressure,relative permeability and resistivity index based on the capillary tube model and Archie equation,and in turn built a transformation model among the three parameters.Besides,the accuracy of the transformation model was verified by rock-electrical property experiment.The results show that the relative permeability and the capillary pressure calculated with the transformation model are very close to that measured through in-situ experiments.The method proposed in this study can effectively calculate the relative permeability and capillary pressure with resistivity data,making it easier to figure out the two parameters.

Key words: correlation, capillary pressure, resistivity index, relative permeability, reservoir

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