Evaluating the rock wettability using multi-frequency dielectric measurements: A review on the fundamental concept and experimental approach

A Oshaish, A Hassan, M Mahmoud… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2023 - Elsevier
The dielectric approach is considered as one of the measurements that have potential in
characterizing dissipative mediums which have an electrical contrast in their comprising …

A new framework to quantify the wetting behaviour of carbonate rock surfaces based on the relationship between zeta potential and contact angle

S Rezaei Gomari, F Amrouche, RG Santos… - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study introduces a new framework to quantify the wettability of powdered carbonate
rock from existing correlations between zeta potential and contact angle. The new …

Pulsed-electric drilling systems and methods with formation evaluation and/or bit position tracking

B Donderici, RJ Dirksen - US Patent 9,181,754, 2015 - Google Patents
Pulsed-electric drilling systems can be augmented with Related US Application Data multi-
component electromagnetic field sensors on the drill string, at the earth's surface, or in …

Fluid blocking analysis and chemical evalution

J Kim, A Gomaa, SG Nelson, H Hudson… - US Patent 10,436,003, 2019 - Google Patents
An embodiment of a method of evaluating fluid trapping in an earth formation includes
injecting a water-based fluid into at least one fluid channel fabricated on a substrate, the at …

Correlating dielectric dispersion data and wettability index of a carbonate rock

SM Al-Ofi, E Dyshlyuk, B Sauerer, A Valori… - SPE Kingdom of Saudi …, 2018 - onepetro.org
Petrophysical models are used to estimate formation water saturation and salinity from
dielectric dispersion data. These models are sensitive to other attributes of the formation …

Method for determining equilibrium wettability of an interface between a void space and a solid phase of a rock sample

EN Dyshlyuk, OY Dinariev, IV Yakimchuk… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
The method for determining equilibrium wettability of an interface between a void space and
a solid phase of a rock sample comprises obtaining a three-dimensional image of the …

Influence of rock wettability alteration on dielectric dispersion data

S Al-Ofi, B Sauerer, E Dyshlyuk, A Valori… - SPE Kingdom of Saudi …, 2017 - onepetro.org
Rock surface wettability controls the fluid distribution in the pore space of the formation and
thus, has an influence on its electrical properties. The variation of dielectric dispersion data …

Pulsed-electric drilling systems and methods with formation evaluation and/or bit position tracking

B Donderici, RJ Dirksen - US Patent 10,539,012, 2020 - Google Patents
Pulsed-electric drilling systems can be augmented with multi-component electromagnetic
field sensors on the drill string, at the earth's surface, or in existing boreholes in the vicinity of …

Determining surface wetting of metal with changing well fluids

SKS Pindiprolu, DW Gray, VGR Palla - US Patent 9,200,491, 2015 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatuses for determining surface wetting of a metallic material with
changing well fluids. In general, the methods according to the invention include measuring …

Real-time inversion of array dielectric downhole measurements with advanced search for initial values to eliminate non-uniqueness

Y Zhang, A Mezzatesta - US Patent 10,732,315, 2020 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for evaluating a volume of an earth formation carried out using
complex dielectric measurements. Methods include making measurements of complex …