Contents
l.
Introduction 9
4.3
Ranges
of
Mobility Ratios
During
Waterflooding
46
1.1
General History and Development
of Waterflooding 9
1.2
Relation Between Reservoir
5.
Areal Sweep Efficiency
48
Engineering and Production
5.1
Definition
48
Engineering Aspects
of
Waterflooding 9
1.3
Objectives
of
the Monograph

15
5.6
Areal Sweep Prediction Methods
54
2.3
Capillary Pressure
17
5.7
Other Factors Affecting Areal
Sweep
56
2.4 Relative Permeability
19
5.8
Factors
Affecting
Selection
of
2.5
Native~State
and Restored-8tate
Waterftood Pattern
58
Cores
21
2.6
Methods
of
Measuring Water-Oil
Flow Properties

Efficiencies
69
3.2
Water Tonguing
34
7.1
Definition
69
3.3
Viscous Fingering
34
7.2
Influence of Mobility Ratio
69
3.4
Mobility
of
the Connate Water
34
7.3
Influence
of
Gravity Forces
71
3.5
Practical Application
of
the Frontal 7.4
Influence of Capillary Forces
72

Formation Dip and Rate
39
3.9
Influence
of
Initial Gas Saturation
39
8. Methods
of
Predicting Waterflood
Performance
78
4.
Mobility Ratio Concept
45
8.1
The Perfect Prediction Method
78
4.1
Development
of
the Mobility
8.2
Prediction Methods Primarily
Ratio Concept
45
Concerned with Reservoir
4.2
Definition
of