...1 PAPER 2009-168 Visual Study of the Effect of Viscosity Ratio, Flow Rate and Porous Medium Topology on Two-Phase Relative Permeabilities J.D. ORTIZ-ARANGO, A. KANTZAS University of Calgary This paper is accepted for the Proceedings of the Canadian International Petroleum Conference (CIPC) 2009...

... of solution, but also of using the concept of contact angle for determining the fluids distribution inside a non-circular channel. The model results show that the viscosity ratio does affect the relative permeabilities, especially in systems involving heavy oil. Introduction Several heavy oil reservoirs...

... fracture. The results show that relative permeability is not just a function of the fluid saturations but also the fluid properties and flow pattern within the fracture itself. The analysis reveals that at certain viscosity ratios and flow pattern conditions, the relative permeability of one phase can...

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