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What is responsible for holding some water in place, making it immobile?
What is responsible for holding some water in place, making it immobile?
- Capillary pressure (correct)
- Lower permeability values
- Reduced pore throat sizes
- Saturated core with brine water
What is the primary reason why free water flows through reduced pore throat sizes?
What is the primary reason why free water flows through reduced pore throat sizes?
- Brine saturation
- Lower permeability values (correct)
- Capillary pressure
- Immobile water
What is the purpose of saturating the core with brine water?
What is the purpose of saturating the core with brine water?
- To make all water immobile
- To hold some water in place
- To increase permeability (correct)
- To reduce capillary pressure
What effect does capillary pressure have on water movement in the core?
What effect does capillary pressure have on water movement in the core?
What factor leads to the measurement of lower permeability values in the core?
What factor leads to the measurement of lower permeability values in the core?