Construction of models for predicting wettability values after extraction at the fields of the Timan-Pechora province

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Domestic standards for conducting laboratory studies on core samples of oil and gas formations provide for purification from hydrocarbons using extraction. Purification prepares core samples for the main types of research. A number of different solvents and special extraction and distillation apparatus are used. Core samples placed in the apparatus undergo purification cycles for a long time with high-temperature exposure. However, extraction leads to distorted ideas about the natural wettability of the rock surface, which is subject to change and, as a rule, hydrophilizes. In this regard, it is of scientific and practical interest to assess the wettability of the rock at various stages of sample preparation – before and after the extraction procedure. The purpose of the research is to analyze the wettability of core samples before extraction from hydrocarbons using statistical research methods. The work analyzes the effect of the porosity and permeability coefficient on the change in wettability. The results of the research showed that with the help of the conducted complex of laboratory studies using various statistical methods it was possible to create mathematical models for predicting the values of the wettability index for oil before extraction based on the filtration and capacity properties of core samples. The paper provides examples of the correlation fields analysis of various parameters before and after extraction. The multivariate statistical analysis conducted in the work made it possible to establish that it is most expedient to predict the wettability values after extraction differentially by wettability methods and by the studied formations. The multivariate models obtained in the work can be further used to predict changes in miscibility for some objects in the Timan-Pechora province.

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wettabilitycoreextractionpetrophysicsstatistical methodsporosity coefficientpermeabilitycorrelation fieldsreservoiroilfluidfiltration

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Published
1 April 2025
Issue date
1 April 2025
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Vol. 25, No. 2 (2025)
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