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FLUID DISTRIBUTION AND CAPILLARY PRESSURE 87
(a) (b)
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400 400
300 300
Elevation (ft) 200 Elevation (ft) 200
100 100
0 0
–100 –100
–10 0 10 20 30 40 50 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Capillary pressure (psi) Water saturation
FIgURE 5.2 Relationship between capillary pressure, water saturation, and elevation for a
hypothetical reservoir.
50
Capillary pressure (psi) 30
10
–10
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Water saturation
FIgURE 5.3 Relationship between capillary pressure and saturation.
