Q-1

Special core analysis tests are performed on core samples regarding physical properties of
reservoir rocks;
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

Porosity, Permeability & Saturation

Capillary pressure, Relative permeability, Wettability
Surface and Interfacial Tension, Electrical Conductivity, Pore size Distribution
Only c
Only d
c and d

Q-2
Define Anisotropy?
Q-3
The porosity of consolidated materials depends on:
a) Grain shape & Grain packing
b) Grain sorting & Grain size distribution
c) Compaction, degree of cementation and consolidation
d) a and b
e) b and c
f) a, b and c
Q-4
Define absolute, average, effective, and relative Permeability?
Q-5
Calculate the porosity of packing of uniform spheres (Figure attached), if the unit cell is a cube
and r is the radius of sphere.

Q-6

One of the Bulk Volume laboratory determination methods is coating the rock sample with
paraffin. Find the Bulk Volume of the coated sample that is immersed in water.
If;
Weight of dry sample in air = 30.0 g
Weight of the sample after coating with paraffin = 31.8 g
Paraffin density = 0.9 g/cm3
Weight after immersing of the coated sample in the water = 20 g
Water density = 1 g/cm3
Q-7
The following data obtained during a routine permeability test at 70 oF. Find the permeability.
Flow rate = 2000 cc of air at 1 atm in 400 sec
Downstream pressure = 1atm
Viscosity of air at test temperature = 0.02 cP
Core cross sectional area = 3 cm2
Core length = 5 cm
Upstream Pressure = 1.75 atm
Q-8
Define The Klinkenberg Effect.
Q-9
The Klinkenberg Effect is a function of;
a) Type of the testing fluid (gas)
b) Test conditions (pressure and temperature)
c) Molecular size of the gas
d) Kinetic energy of the gas
e) Both a & b
f) None of above
Q-10

The permeability of a core plug is measured by air. Only one measurement is made at a mean
pressure of 2.25 psi. The air permeability is measured as 46.6 md. Estimate the absolute (liquid)
permeability of the core sample. Where, b = constant for the air in the medium is 6.75 and both
fluids permeability relationship is given as;

Q-11
Various methods of measuring capillary pressure (Pc) on small core samples are;
a) The Porous Diaphragm Method & The Centrifugal Method
b) The Mercury Injection Method & Dynamic capillary pressure method
c) Both a & b
d) None of above
Q-12
A stratified aquifer contains 2 ft of 200-md sand, 3 ft of 100-md sand, 2.5 ft of 250-md sand and
3.5 ft of 100-md sand. What is the average permeability of this stratified water reservoir? The
general expression for average permeability of a parallel layered formation with n layers is:

Q-13
Define wettability and which of the following factors effect wettability;
a) Oil composition and rock mineralogy
b) Brine composition and pH
c) Reservoir Pressure and Temperature
d) Thickness of connate water layer
e) All of above

f) None of above
Q-14
A laboratory air-brine capillary pressure of 1.25 bars has been measured in a reservoir core
sample at residual water saturation. The air-brine interfacial tension is 0.070 N/m and the brineoil interfacial tension for the reservoir fluids is 0.022 N/m. What is the height of the water-oil

transition zone? Use relation;

and

Q-15
What is the flow rate of a horizontal rectangular system when the conditions are as
follows?
Permeability = k = 1 darcy
Area = A = 6 ft2
Viscosity = m = 1.0 cp
Length = L = 6 ft
Inlet pressure = P1 = 5.0 atm
Outlet pressure = P2 = 2.0 atm

Q-16
Express answer in reservoir capillary pressure by using the following laboratory data.

AW = 72 dynes/cm & AW = 0o
Reservoir data: OW = 24 dynes/cm & OW = 20o
Lab data:

(Air-water system)
(Oil-water system)

Q-17
A glass tube is placed vertically in a beaker of water. The interfacial tension between the air and
water is 72 dynes/cm and the contact angle is 0 degree. Calculate the capillary rise of water in
the tube if the radius of the tube is 0.01 cm.
Q-18
Determine the porosity for a sandstone using Archie's equation.

The formation water's

resisitivity is 0.5 ohm-meters. The formation rock 100% saturated with this water was 21.05
ohm-meters.

Q-19