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UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCE ' ·
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AS ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL G
2022
MID- SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS
BSC PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
PENG 253: RESERVOIR PETROPHYSICS
TIME: 1:00 HOURS
MARCH, 2023

1. Adhesion tension ~ac: Lnd to be positive, this surface will be

@ Water wet 7 ·--··
_b,@ Oilwet
c. Neutral wet
d. Not sure ·
2. If the surface is oil wet then the co~ angle will be
@ Greater than 90 degrees /
b. Less than 90 degrees
c. Equal to 90 degrees
d. Equal to 180 degrees
3. The interfacial tension of water and oil was 605 dynes/cm. Find the adhesion tension
/ ngl ·s 95 degrees.
if the contact 0
l
a. 54450 ~s uf
f>./1,· f>'-"\, = (5 r_ i<1'(PS ~
#.

@ -52. 7 - '{l'--<:)

I
C. 602.7
d. 6.37

) 4. Consider this figure. The contact angle was measured from the wetting phase. This
surface is

8-106°

a. Water wet ·
® Oilwet
c. Neutral wet
d. Completely water wet

Use the table to answer questions 5 and 6

Layer Height/length (ft) Permeability (mD)

 150
1 200 20
2 y 100
3 70 abilitY is 6SmD
e vertical perme
5. Find the he}(ht of layer 2 if the averag .
(a) 61 _/
b· ® 432
c. 265 ~ · SD
d. 1 rallel permea blty is 6 m
II
6. Find t h
hight
e / f layer 2 if the average pa
a. 61
~ 432
c. 265
d. 1 . . permeability
7. At 100% oil saturation engineers will term it···············
a. Relative / '
b. Effective
(c.) Absolute
d°:-' 100% . 7
8. Which of the following is not an assumption by Darcy·
a. Linear flow
b. Steady state flow
c. No reaction between rock anci,ffuid . _ ' ...
@ Permeability is constant i/ ,. .. .
h absolute permeabil ity
9. Ko••····Kab wh~Ko is the effective permeab1hty and Kab is t e

@ <J
b. =
c. >
d. ~
10. Klinkenberg effect is considered when there is
a. High pressure / •. \
b. High temperatu1 /
@ Low pressure
d. Low temperature
11. Well flow rate of t,1eservo ir is a function of the temperatu re
a. True J
@) False .
c. True and false ·
d. Not sure
12. A well is producing at a bottom hole pressure of 4000psi and a reservoir pressure of
6,000psi. Oil viscosity is 0.25cp and the formation volume factor is l.15bbl/ST B.
From well test analysis the permeabil ity of the reservoir is 65md. If the thickness is
30ft and the well bore and external radii are of 0.5ft and 1500ft. Calculate the flow
rate of the reservoir in bbl/d.
a. 12,253,800
b. 10,; : r78
( ~2,008
 U,tQ, 050 :p,1 \
-- i
d 10,100
F~r a radial composite reservo r as s ,own In the table I find th e avera ~
13. e permeability
Tn ner radius (ft) Oute r radius (ft) Permeabll lty
Layer
0.20 5 15
1
2 s/ 120 60

@
a. 24
b. 0.0104
7
c. 2400
d. 1004

14. It's a porosity that accounts for interconnecte

d pores
a. Total /
b. Secondary
(D Effective
d. Primary
15. Select which is right
i. Grain roundness increase porosity
ii. Grain roundness decrease porosity
iii. High grain sphericity increase porosity
iv. Low grain sphericity increase porosity
a. i and iv only
· G} i and iii only
c. · Ii and iv
© ii and iii /_
16. For a rhombohedral packing of spherical grains,
its porosity will be
a. 47.6
b. 52.9 /
c. 37.2
© 25.9
17. If the poros1
1ty of a
/ormation is between 5-10% then it is considere
d·
a. negligible
(b1 poor
c. fair
d. good
18. Which of the following methods of porosity dete
rmination depends on pressure?
a. Saturation /
b. ' Buoyancy
~ Helium porosimetry
d. Pr~ssure displacement
19. The loss in weight of the saturated sample whe
n fully immersed in sat urating liquid
is proportional to ............... .. volume

~c. Pore
I
 ,, -- .,,
~

/ ,,~ /

.' ,, .

Q av not aCCo,~·nt for the variability of

i f°'.gj: in the
Fluid
20. The volume of th dis srnall and rn
e core analvse
reservoir,

c. True and false

d. Not sure
Use this information 23 . air was 28g. The co
for que stion 21 to th
In a porosity determ e weight of a core I0Th re
ination procedure,. e saturated sample
was saturated with br ·r to 4 is
ine and weighed ~n 31 obtain 2s. g, . of brine to be
f g.
e brine giving a weigh 0 20 (Take density
fully immersed in th
t .
1.0lg/cc)
Determine
21. the porosity of
~
the core sample •
!2.8· ,.... '}.;~ -:;' ,o , 6 t'1 ---v ·d~ 1t ~· ~'J/'
rGr('J ~ ~ ~ _,
~ : : 'I- M~1\.toe.: ~ o
~ .
d. 8.4% ~- w,.
22. Determine the \· ~ Ill~
gr ain volume Ver.(~ -:,
a. 3 ~a,~ ~-
\Jl: 7.7.692cmcm3J o· :: f'-t(1- - o ·. '-k1
:

Cf) 7.5 cm 3 't -, .

d. 10cm3 -:. l G,1~.
23. Indicate witl-1 re
as61'\ what lithology
a. Sandstone could have' this porosit
y.
b. granite
(c) dolomite
d. shale '
't
use this information
When a glass tube to select options for
is placed vertically in question 24 and 25
700dynes/cm and th a water beaker the in
e contact angle is 60 terfacial tension is
3cmand{p,rlg/cc) °. Taking g= 980dyne/
g. if the radius o~ th
• :;; ~ 2 ,5 e tube is
24.~: 1 : t::pilla~rise(h) ~ w ~ . . .,
~ -pf h~~
· 1 .,,,.

d. 7 cm C
25. Calculate the ca f~ --. 161)
a. 300dynes /
pillary pressure of th
e system. f-- 2 rj ~ f-1·11 _ ;. -- '
®233.3dynes · ~

c. 116.6 dynes
d. 150 dynes
7rc.~ ~v-~
· ' · l

26. These units ca

n be used in calculatio
a. cm, gm, sec ns without conversio
n
@ Ft, hr, psia +-
c. Psia, cp, mD
f) cm, kg, Pa
 rm ea bll lty . 2201\'\0
qu es tio ns 27 to 30 . Take the absolute pe
use the graph to answer

oil will oil no t move

27. At what saturation of
a. 0.8
b. 0.6
c. 0.4 .. /
@ 0.2 y rm ea bil ity
sa tur ati on of wa te r wi ll oil have its maximum pe
28. At wh at

~ )<_

c. 0.8
d. 1 of 30 %
rmeability of oil , Ko, at water saturation
29. Find th e effective pe
(i . 0~
b. 0
C. 110
.
@ 70 y_ at residual oil saturation
fective pe
_ rmeability of oil
30. Find the ef
a. 0.8
b. 0.2
tt:W
© 1~
.
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ANI, GHANA
UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY ANO NATURAL RESOURCES, SUNV
SCHOOL OF ENGIN EERIN G
DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ANO NATURAL GAS ENGIN
EERIN G
MIO- SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2022
DSC PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
PENG 253: RESERVOIR PETROPHYSICS

MARCH, 2023 TIME: 1:00 HOUR S

1. Asf heslon tension was found to be positive, this surfa ce will be

#. Water wet
ti) Oil wet -j_
c. Neutral wet
d. Not sure
2. If the surface is oil wet then the contact angle will be
fl Greater than 90 degrees
@ Less than 90 degrees X
c. Equal to 90 degrees
d. Equal to 180 degrees

I 3. The interfaclal tension of water and oil was 605 dynes

.lf the contact a~

(§)
a. 54450/
-52.7
s 95 degrees.
.
·. ·
/cm. Find the adhesion tension

c. 602.7
d. 6.37

from the wetting phase. This

4. Consider this figure. The contact angle was measured
surface is
8-1 06°

4J Water wet ',)(_

i , oilwet
c. Neutral wet
d. Completely water wet

Use the table to answer questions 5 and 6

[ Layer / Heigh t/length(ft) I Permeabil ity (mD)

K. 0. OUARTEY
 {\e.2i~n

1
2
~3: _ _ _ - - - TY. ~ - -
70

s. Find the height of la

yer 2 if the average
rtical permeability is
65mD
ve ·
(y 6 l' ✓
b. 432
c. 265
d. 1
6. Find the h7ight II I ermeability is 65
ayer 2 if the averag mD
a. 61 e para e p
~ 432
\
C. 265

d. 1
7. At 100% oil sa
tura tion engineers will te
rm ~
it ............... p r~ea'b11lt
a. Relative / Y
b. Effective
[ ) Absolute
d. 100%
8. Which of the
following is not an as
a. Linear flow sumption by Darcy?
b. Steady state flo
w
c. No reaction be
tween rock and fl, ~
@ Per~~bility is constant
7 ·- _ \
9. Ko ...... Kab whe
re Ko is the effectiv
e permeability and _ _,__
fs < Kab is the absolute
permeability
b. = ~
c. > ~
@~ "-J.__
10. Klinkenberg
effe ~ is considered whe
a. High pressure n there is
b. High temperatu /
re
© ~ow pressure ,
d. Low temperatu
re
11. Well flow rate
of the reservoir is a
a True function of the tem
/ perature
{9 False . . /
c. True and false
d. Not sure
12. A well is produc
ing at a bottom hole
6,000psi. Oil viscos pressure of 4000psi
ity is 0.25cp and the and a reservoir pres
From well test anal formation volume fa sure of
ysis the permeabilit ctor is 1.1Sbbl/STB.
30ft and the well bore and exte y of the reservoir is
rnal radii are of 0.5f 65md. If the thicknes
rate of the reservoi t and 1500ft. Calcula s is
r in bbl/d. te the flow
a. 12,253,81
b. 10,655,478 /
@ 12,008
 d. 10,100
13. For a radial composite reservoir as shown In the table, fln d t h e avera1 e permeablllty
Laver Inner radius (ft) Outer radius (ft) Permeability
1 0.20 s 1S
2 s ,, 120 60

rfl 24 /
'](. 0.0104
c. 2400
d. 1004

14. It's a porosity that accounts for interconnected pores

a. Total
b. Secondary /
{t;) Effective J
~ Primary
15. Select which is right
i. Grain roundness increase porosity ..., /
ii. Grain roundness decrease porosity-,/
iii. High \grain sph~r-icity increase porosity /
iv. Low gr~in sphericity-incr~ase porosiW / "
~ i and iv only·
~ i and iii only ,(
fl#. Ii and iv
d. ii and iii
·16.~r a rhombohedral packing of spherical grains, its porosity will be
~47.6 . .
b. 52.9 ·

·
c. 37.2
25.9
"" . · .

a. negligible
{§)1 poor
c. · fair '~
d. good
18. Which of the following methods of porosity determination depends on pressure?
a. Saturation
(§) Buoyancy )(_ ..
~ Helium porosimetry
d. Pressure displacement
19. The loss in weight of e saturated sample when fully immersed in saturating liquid
is proportional to ...:-.·,.......... volume ·
~ Bulk
b. Grain
c. Pore - \
 , I

count for the variability of

d. Fluid mall and mav not ac
20. The volume of the core analvsed Is s
the porosity in ~ reservoir.
o) True /
b. False
c. True and false
d. Not sure
Use this information for question 21 to 23 . h fa core In air was 28g. The core
In a porosity determination procedure, th e weig t ~ The saturated sample is
. d • 31·r to obtain 28·48· . b
was saturated with brine and we1ghe ~n (Take density of brine to e
fully immersed in the brine giving a weight of 20g.
1.0lg/ccJ 6· C 31
Determine
21. the porosity of the core sample
,ti 8·111
~ 4.7%
@s% X
C. 4%
d. 8.4%
22. Determine the grain volume
~ 7.92cm 3
b. 7.6 cm 3
@ 7.5cm 3 X
-~-- --~. d. .10cm 3
- , 23~lndicatE: wtth ree!eA what lithology could ~a_ve th_
is ~?~~si.ty.
~ San~stone )<; ' · -! · 4

b. ' granite
c. dolomite
i shale
use this information to select options for question 24 and 25
When a glass tube is placed vertically in a·water beake~ the in~erfacial tension is
700dynes/cm and the contact angle is 60°. Taking g= 980dyne/g. if the radius of the tube is
3cm and (pw=1g/cc) ·
24. calculate the capillary rise (hJ
a. 5cm
( ,
b. 0.2cm /
(9 0.24cm /
d. 7cm
25. Calculate the capil/ary? ssure of the system. ·
a. 300dynes /
(Ii) 233.3 dynes
c. 116.6 dynes
d. 150 dynes
26. These units can be used in calculations without conversion except
a. cm, gm, sec
{§)Ft, hr, psia X
c. Psia, cp, mD
~ cin, kg, Pa

k.O.l>UARTEy
 111111
UtBoBoJ-/r~I
~ /,;e,mao /1,~"'ie,. h·
use the graph to answer questions 27 to 30. Take t_h e absolute permeability ■ 220m0

Kt

o.:i . 1.0

t o.1"':-~
' i)
17 • o·-~ q_}
21. At what saturation of oll will oil not move
@ 0.8 ')( .
b. 0.6
c. 0.4
• 0.2
28. At what saturation of w~ter will oil have its maximum permeability
a. O
·'i
0.2
@ 0.8 )( I. 1
d. 1 ' ) .

29. Find the effective permeability of oil, Ko, at water saturation o f ~

a. 0.5 ·
b. O /
(!) 110 J
d. 70 I

30. Find the effective permeability of oil at ~esidual _oil saturation

a. 0.8 / . '
b. 0.2 V
.,(s)
0 10
) d. 1
~
,/"{\\, ·,
~ii, bTJ
'y o"
'ft' •t"l// v ~iJ
~~ ,+
~I '? -'f
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Quiz 2 (
1
45 Minutes

llust r~tion of a capillary pressure system betJ een air as a non-wetting t\uid
1
r a s a wetting fluid, show that
, · cos 8
:1a,~ 'I
-1Pw \ /
be is placed vertically in a water beaker . Tht·
interfacial tension is
~_s4rn a_nd the c~ntact angle is 45?. Taking = 980dyne/g. calculate tne ·
,sd: \,h) 1f the radius of the tube is 5mm. Ta ( (pw=lg/cc)
I

sr,veral ways of measuring capillary presS\Jre curves in rocks. r:,... common ,

1
· po rous plate method. ,\ .
I
:h<:: aJd of a diagr9m, describe this porous plate method .
' I I \ • ' ~-

I t he capillary pressure curve for this porous plate method ~

' I
1 1
~~ tability , //
'water/solid system, illustrate ) ,
1
1·rater-wet system
oil-wet system , -/
'•,f1'et~ly watr -wet system. ~ ._j
rater system,;the i~terfacia\ tension between oi\ and water:~hs 1ound to 'oe
r. 5 .) . \, - ' . ' I \.:,- : .. ~ ~
.m . tl1e conta~t ang1e 01' :>'·· was·Y10 L1:-0 1:.rc:tWi-t:rnne ·1n1.ei·1J·.::..es . hi.. ·'J\i , ,c,1.
.. • 1 I ' : j. .._ \ ' I " l •\ .... \.. J•

hgive a capillary pressure of 12dynes/cm2 . Consider ad'nes~)n tension to

r=1g/cc
~~)r-m, g=Q80dyne/cm, density of wate_
-) . . ' ( '

r
\.

fc -.,, 'l~~
JI
y -,::::

r -- ~~~
-- - \
\~.
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Quiz 2 {
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45 Minute s
MAY 2022
1

as a non-we tting fluid

1. From an illust ra t ion of a capillar y pressur e system bet~ een air
and water as a wetting fluid, show that
I 1
. ' h = 2 Oav;, cos 8
rg Pw \ /
2. ,A glass tube./is placed vertica lly in a water beaker . interfacial tension is
te the
T1 1

'2poodynes/2:f m and the contac t angle is 45?. Taking = 980dyne/g. calcula

capljla ry ris ef: (h) if the radius of the t ~be is 5mm. Ta ~e (pw=lg /cc) I
, \_ ~ .

A comm on
.,~ \ 3. There ar'e s,everal ways of measl!J ri ng capillary presstJre curves in rocks.
/ II
i \ . \I
•1 . /
'\
•
\, one 1s the p0rous plate metho d . ·
_,,..
\\ ~ a. With th'? a~d o~ a aiagrf m,,~escribe this p_orou ~ pla! e met~o d. I

b. Sketch /t he capilla ry pressure curve for this porous plate metho d ~

1 /

),· / \ ~). \ /
, '1f I
\ ;.' _' ( ,\ , ,\, \
►.

i,\ ' ,
·· \ •\ ··){ · LI ~ Define we~tab ility . ' {
~o~ an oil(wa ter(sol id system, illustra te
1 )

\ , i\
• I
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,--. .· ~ • a VI ater-w et system
ii. , '1' ~ a n oil-wh 1'
system ,
,

I·
, ,
~
1 \, /
I /

\ ; ij i. ·,, :, coh,p let~,y vyat:er- wet system;. 'i

'l ' • ' , ' '1/ . ' ' \ ' . /
' \ \ f'-. /'
•~ '/'
l, _J I . , ,

~i\~ ~d :"'at~r1w.~s found

\ , , \

to,be / (,
_s: 1~~ a~\q_iV:,"1,e~SYf ter;i ,;the i.7terf~~ i~;i_t~-~~io,n ~et":'e~n i\ t vv hat ' .~ .., ','
) } 70,~Ylp , S/ t1p- r11e conta i t an&le of ~ ::>'~ was"nulecJ,Eret\fii•·~-eri;-the ·,nte;·f .:,ye ~.
2 sn0n tensio n to .,,
rradius wrll rt give a capj'~ lary pressure bf 12dyn es/cm .·c q,nsi der ad he-
· \
\ ,b e 40f rn~slf,.c m, g~_Q~_OtJyne/cm, dens_itY of water=1g/c~ .
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY A~D PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
LEVEL 200 END OF SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2021/2022
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (PETROLEUM ENGINEERING)
PENG 253: RESERVOIR PETROPH~ICS

MAY, 2022 TIME: 2:15 HOURS

I I
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Materials required: Pens. Pencils. Ruler. Eraser. Graph Paper a~d Calculator
All answers must be in the answer booklet. Clearly state all assumptions used where appropriate.
Answer all Questions in Section A and 2 Questions from Section B

SECTION A

- - - - - -- I \
1. Explain the following terms clearly as used in Petroleum Engineering.
a. Permeability
b. Porosity \
c. Wettability
d. Klinkenberg effect
~ ~\ r11,1j,~ "" ~
1
e. Effective permeability d ;)r · =--• 1l \, c.,w<-l 1_JL ~ t lq ; .- ~

~h ;,h -t,... ~1,., ~u. • V) '--- ) 1 ,.,

f. Absolute permeability
, - -- - - - - - - - - ~• I
g. Saturation
h. Capillary pressure
i. One Darcy
j. lnterfacial tension
i.¥00
I 1 I •

{lOmarks)
SECTION B

QUESTION 1 L -- 1 - - - - ; - -- _
71 .

I ~ -h·1~~er CL~tJk-0 ~ r~~ Ve

A. A reservoir was zoned to three layers sug~
that layer one to layer t li'ree had heights; 700ft, 500ft
and 1000ft respectively. Layer 1 wa s parallel to layer 2, and layer 2 was parallel to the third. Afte r
core analyses it was determined that layers one~two and three had the following permeability 's:
20mD, l0mD and 30mD respectively . I

<WAMEN A OPOKU DUARTEY I I

Pag e - 1-l4
I
 -. 1 1 • •
J,

,Y
I ---
~" - C~, · ( \
,, ,, .
I
,. , .,. u
<, .., l~
;¢
-:i, t
' ~
vi~W~'
~e ,
-:1 bilitY
perrne ....
<---' '--;t• ~ ..,.., hlch the average
I' ,,, -\, ,, ngineer for w
.. \. o· ,t ~ ptions as an e .
•• : > ~ \) . d concre te assurn eservoir. (7marks)
, ..- ~ . <J ... ...,State two vall~ an Id be determined. ermeabilitY of the r
(' J--; of the reservoir co_u lculate the average p .
),/ oJ; From th e assumptions, ca , the satu ration
11 . ~l•
1~ ,. 9r . to be deterrn 1n
ed using
~,,,s" h ~e's porosilY is ·r.y deterrninatio~ -
,('>JV f field . T e co ' d · poros1
S
\ B. A core sample is taken ro~ l~y the saturation metho in
method. Describe sequent1a
/l
~ & (tOrnarks)

. d ta from an oil core below:

c Consider the following a · ht of core =88g
g~s pores were saturated with water, ~he we1g
After drying core in oven, core we1ght-79g
Core was extracted with water of volu~e=Sc:il -0 gg/cc
If the density of water =lg/cc and density of - .
Calculate;
i. Weight of oil ~ ,., r ~
l~ ' d\ \ =- c; -{ :;.{ , ,.
'f/ () ?5 ~ J I),,.
ii. Volume of oil ( o·,S'Gt! (Gmarks)
Oil saturation if the pore volume =B .Bcc .,.;-
iii.
~,~
For an oil/water system, illustrate
o~i ,
i. completely water wet system. - ~le7
ii. Completely oil wet system -~~ (2markst -
l ' \ ~~~u__~ - -

QUESTION 2
-~~l::::t~ ~•
p A. Packing is one of the factors that affect porosity. In a rhombohedral packing of spherical grains,
show that the porosity is equal to approximately 26%. (Hint 0=45°)
(Smarl<s)

B. ln an oil/water reservoir, relative permeability's of a core sample was to be determined . It was

realised that the absolute permeability of the core was lOOmD.
i. Complete the table below to show the relative permeability's of the water and relative permeability
of oil. Represent relative permeability's on a graph sheet.
ii. Calculate.the flow rate at point where the permeability of water and oil are the same such that both
water and oil moves, given that change in pressure=2000psi, viscosity=0.2cp, length=120ft, area
=300ft 2 · (Assume Darcy assumptions).

Sw(%) Kw (mD) Ko (mD) I Krw (mD) Kro (mD)

0 0 100 I
20 5 70 I
40 10 45 )
60 30 20 I
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KWAMENA OPOKU DUARTEY
\ \);::, x 'b\)'v)c ~ Pa g e - 2 - I 4
--·- -- ------
 _r ~
fi~
z;fj. ·,·-½
r. ,,ev-6 o, ,,
-
f7~ -1 --~ 1 \
I ao
I 100
I so
l 100 ~ _I (1Smarks)

beaker t he lnterfa cial t ension is 21 00dyn es/ cm

a
C. i. When glass tube is placed ver .t ically in a water I I t the capillar y ri se (h) if th e radiu s of
and the contact angle is 60°. Taking g= 980dyn e/g . ca cu a e
thetubf ssmm(p w=1g/c c). ,, :: ~ "° , .~ic,\ (3mark s)

( . ·11
ii. For an 011/water system, , ustratew· A" v
,.~ f'i ,
-0
'> , ..)... -
a. wJ ter wet system ~ .( 1 .5
r<l,.v'-> t:i' v '< ~ ,,.. ~ 1--
b. ah oil wet system ~ v-J P.- 1
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QUESTION 3
d d . d and weighe d in air. to obtain
;:7 ination proced ure, the core sample was cleane , ne f
VYln a porosity determ 1 15 u 11 Y
48g. The core was saturated with brine and weighed in air to obtain
50g. The saturat ed samp e
to be 1.0lg/c c)
immers ed in the brine giving a weight of 46.Sg. (Take density of brine
, i. Determ ine the porosit y of the core sample ,. 11 ::- IJ{it·[ ; f{p • 0 4 cu
ii. Determ ine the grain volume v'~\1., .~ ,
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Ot=01=G.i= ...... On, find the perme abil~
B. i. In~ compo site radial reservo ir system where the total flow rate
of layer 3 if the averag e permea bility is 30mD. '
Inner radius (ft) Outei: radius (ft) Perme abili t
0.25 6 18
6 380 250
380 800 k
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si. Oil viscosity is 0.2Scp and
ii. A well is producing in a radial reservoir at a bottom hole pressure of 4,800p
oir is 240md , the thickness is
the formation volume factor is 1.Sbbl/STB. If the permeability of the reserv
ir pressure when the well is
100ft and the external reservoir radius is 1000ft. Determine the reservo
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producing 10,000 bbl./d. Note that the _well bore radius is 4in.
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C. There are several ways of measuring capillary pressure curv~s in
rocks A comm on one is the porous
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plate method. 1 1

a. With th~ aid of diagram, describe this porous plate metho ~.

b. Sketch the capillary pressure curve for this porous plate met hod
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