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Relative permeability measurements

Assignee: Texaco Inc
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Filing: 1951-06-13
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Granted: 1956-03-13
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Expires: 1971-06-13
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Herzog Gerhard
  • 👤 Brink Karl C Ten

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 12:48
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/24; G01N33/241

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING PERMEABILITY OF A POROUS SOLID MATERIAL TO A FLOWING PHASE IN A HETEROGENEOUS FLUID SYSTEM INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE, DISCRETE ACCOMPANYING PHASE WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO A PREDETERMINED PORTION OF SAID PORE SPACE OF SAID ACCOMPANYING PHASE AS A FLUID INTO THE INTERNAL PORE SPACE OF A DRY, CLEAN SAMPLE OF SAID POROUS SOLID MATERIAL, RENDERING SAID ACCOMPANYING PHASE IMMOBILE IN SITU, SETTING UP A SUBSTANTIAL RATE OF FLOW OF SAID FLOWING PHASE THROUGH THE RESIDUAL PORE SPACE OF SAID POROUS MATERIAL AND DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY TO SAID FLOWING PHASE.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 98 words
THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING PERMEABILITY OF A POROUS SOLID MATERIAL TO A FLOWING PHASE IN A HETEROGENEOUS FLUID SYSTEM INVOLVING AT LEAST ONE, DISCRETE ACCOMPANYING PHASE WHICH COMPRISES INTRODUCING AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO A PREDETERMINED PORTION OF SAID PORE SPACE OF SAID ACCOMPANYING PHASE AS A FLUID INTO THE INTERNAL PORE SPACE OF A DRY, CLEAN SAMPLE OF SAID POROUS SOLID MATERIAL, RENDERING SAID ACCOMPANYING PHASE IMMOBILE IN SITU, SETTING UP A SUBSTANTIAL RATE OF FLOW OF SAID FLOWING PHASE THROUGH THE RESIDUAL PORE SPACE OF SAID POROUS MATERIAL AND DETERMINING THE EFFECTIVE PERMEABILITY TO SAID FLOWING PHASE.

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