Petroleum Engineering 311

Reservoir Petrophysics
Homework 8 Relative Permeability
2 December 2000 Due: Wednesday 6 December 2000
8.1 Determination of Relative Permeability using Steady State Data.
You are to determine and plot the relative permeability profiles (k ro and krw vs. Sw)
for the steady state data given below.
First, the cleaned and dried core was saturated with water (S w=100%). Then, water
was injected to obtain data for calculation of absolute permeability (S w=100%).
Next, oil was injected until steady state behavior was observed, reducing the water
saturation in the core to minimum interstitial water saturation. Then, both oil and
water were injected at several decreasing, constant ratios of volumetric rate
(qo/qw=Constant) until steady state behavior was observed for each ratio.
The weight of the core was recorded at each steady state condition
calculation of saturation. You may assume end effects are negligible.
Input Data:
Water-Oil System:
Properties
Core Length (cm)
Core Diameter (cm)
Dry Weight of Core (gm)
Core Porosity (fraction)
Water Density (gm/cc)
Oil Density (gm/cc)
Water Viscosity (cp)
Oil Viscosity (cp)
Outlet Pressure (psia)

Core LDP-1
6.350
3.810
126.7928
0.103
1.083
0.728
1.00
0.8902
14.7

Steady State Relative Permeability Data

Oil Rate
Water Rate
Inlet
Core Weight
(cc/min)
(cc/min)
Pressure
(gm)
(psia)
0.00
4.00
45.6
134.8716
3.00
0.00
58.1
133.7936
2.85
0.15
76.8
133.8884
1.50
0.36
74.9
133.9771
1.00
1.00
122.5
134.0592
0.40
1.67
110.2
134.1618
0.00
2.00
101.3
134.2135

to

allow