During Extrusion Through Fractures, The Water Leakoff Rate From Immobile (dehydrated) Gel Is Negligible Compared To That From The Mobile (wormhole) Gel

  1. PRRC Home
  2. Research Groups
  3. Reservoir Sweep Improvement
  4. New Filter Cake Model
  5. Conventional Filter Cake Model
  6. Immobile Gel Water Leakoff Rate Negligible To Mobile (wormhole) Gel
Fig. 1

Ac = Fraction of fracture area covered by concentrated (dehydrated) immobile gel.
Am = Fraction of fracture area covered by mobile (wormhole) gel.
uc = Local water leakoff rate from the immobile gel.
um = Local water leakoff rate from the mobile gel.