Patent ID: 11940437
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 18:
19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein applying a best-fit smoothing function to the data points to obtain a best-fit average saturation curve comprises plotting the following equation for average water saturation (Sw,avg):, S
      
        w
        ,
        avg
      
    
    =
    
      1
      -
      a
      +
      
        
          1
          
            P
            ci
          
        
        ⁢
        
          {
          
            
              b
              ⁡
              
                [
                
                  1
                  -
                  
                    exp
                    ⁡
                    
                      (
                      
                        cP
                        ci
                      
                      )
                    
                  
                
                ]
              
            
            +
            
              d
              ⁡
              
                [
                
                  1
                  -
                  
                    exp
                    ⁡
                    
                      (
                      
                        eP
                        ci
                      
                      )
                    
                  
                
                ]
              
            
          
          }
        
      
    
  
  ;

where a, b, c, d, and e are best-fit matching parameters, and wherein parameters a and b affect a high-Pci section of the best-fit average saturation curve, parameters d and e affect a low-Pci section of the best-fit average saturation curve, and parameter c affects a transition section of the best-fit average saturation curve between the high-Pci section and the low-Pci section.