The Amott test is one of the most widely used empirical wettability measurements for reservoir cores in petroleum engineering. The method combines two spontaneous imbibition).

Amott–Harvey index

The two Amott indices are often combined to give the Amott–Harvey index. It is a number between −1 and 1 describing wettability of a rock in drainage processes. It is defined as:

These two indices are obtained from special core analysis (SCAL) experiments (porous plate or centrifuge) by plotting the capillary pressure curve as a function of the water saturation as shown on figure 1:

is the residual oil saturation after imbibition.

is the oil saturation for a zero capillary pressure during the secondary drainage is the residual non-wetting phase saturation after imbibition.

A rock is defined as:

See also

• Capillary pressure

• Imbibition

• Leverett J-function

• Multiphase flow

• Relative permeability

• TEM-function

• Rise in core – An alternate Reservoir Wettability Characterization Method

• Lak wettability index

• USBM wettability index

References

• Dake, L.P., "Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering", Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 1977.

• Amott, E., "Observations relating to the wettability of porous rock", Trans. AIME 219, pp. 156–162, 1959.

External links

• Fluid flow in porous media : facts

• Fundamentals of Wettability

• Multi-phase Saturated Rock Properties: Wettability: Laboratory Determination