Table 3: Start-up pressure gradient with different oil viscosities in different permeable sand packs

Temperature
°C
Kg
(10-3μm2)
Viscosity
mPa.s
Min Start-up Pressure Gradient
(MPa/cm)
Threshold Pressure
(MPa/cm)
Max Start-up Pressure Gradient
(MPa/cm)
60 8000 237600 0.5559 0.7544 1.1857
2000 237600 0.8933
80 8000 25127.5 0.1997 0.2331 0.2842
2000 25127.5 0.2173 0.2903 0.4534
450 25127.5 0.4640 0.5714 0.9643
110 8000 2258.3 0.0138 0.0260 0.0553
2000 2258.3 0.0200 0.2194 0.5500
450 2258.3 0.0553 0.1608 0.6739
140 8000 365.12 0.0050 0.0074 0.0143
2000 365.12 0.0160 0.0485 0.1130
450 365.12 0.0253 0.0385 0.3293