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Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field

Klinkenberg-corrected permeability (k� ) or water permeability (kw ) is an important input parameter for hydrocarbon reservoir simulation studies. The theoretical concept that a core sample�s k� is comparable to its kw is flawed and has to be verified, since experimental evidence indicates tha...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, I., Ahmad, M., Ali, I.
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Published: MDPI 2021
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spelling my.utp.eprints.303522022-03-25T06:44:13Z Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field Ahmad, I. Ahmad, M. Ali, I. Klinkenberg-corrected permeability (k� ) or water permeability (kw ) is an important input parameter for hydrocarbon reservoir simulation studies. The theoretical concept that a core sample�s k� is comparable to its kw is flawed and has to be verified, since experimental evidence indicates that k� and kw are clearly different. Thus, a series of gas and water permeability measurements were conducted on eight carbonate core plug samples from Sarawak, Malaysia to develop a correlation between both permeability values. The new k� vs. kw correlation clearly proved the differences between both permeability values for all samples. The findings were in agreement with FESEM-EDX and total suspended solids (TSS) analysis, which proved the migration of fines and clay particles that blocked the pore throats, thus reducing kw values. The new k� vs. kw correlation was validated using four different samples from the PETRONS-2 well using its k� values and comparing them with the respective measured kw values. The new correlation will reduce the amount of time and cost needed to obtain absolute liquid permeability values but may be further improved by conducting permeability measurements on more samples from the PETRONS field, which will improve the accuracy of hydrocarbon reservoir simulation of the PETRONS field. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. MDPI 2021 Article NonPeerReviewed https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85116711140&doi=10.3390%2ffluids6100339&partnerID=40&md5=0a872ca4b70f3b6a95f079e4beec9c38 Ahmad, I. and Ahmad, M. and Ali, I. (2021) Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field. Fluids, 6 (10). http://eprints.utp.edu.my/30352/
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description Klinkenberg-corrected permeability (k� ) or water permeability (kw ) is an important input parameter for hydrocarbon reservoir simulation studies. The theoretical concept that a core sample�s k� is comparable to its kw is flawed and has to be verified, since experimental evidence indicates that k� and kw are clearly different. Thus, a series of gas and water permeability measurements were conducted on eight carbonate core plug samples from Sarawak, Malaysia to develop a correlation between both permeability values. The new k� vs. kw correlation clearly proved the differences between both permeability values for all samples. The findings were in agreement with FESEM-EDX and total suspended solids (TSS) analysis, which proved the migration of fines and clay particles that blocked the pore throats, thus reducing kw values. The new k� vs. kw correlation was validated using four different samples from the PETRONS-2 well using its k� values and comparing them with the respective measured kw values. The new correlation will reduce the amount of time and cost needed to obtain absolute liquid permeability values but may be further improved by conducting permeability measurements on more samples from the PETRONS field, which will improve the accuracy of hydrocarbon reservoir simulation of the PETRONS field. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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author Ahmad, I.
Ahmad, M.
Ali, I.
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Ahmad, M.
Ali, I.
Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
author_facet Ahmad, I.
Ahmad, M.
Ali, I.
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title Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
title_short Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
title_full Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
title_fullStr Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
title_full_unstemmed Klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
title_sort klinkenberg-corrected and water permeability correlation for a sarawak carbonate field
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