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Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 66 (2009) 83 –97 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering journal homepage: www. elsevie /locate/petrol Effect of sample shape on counter-current spontaneous imbibition production vs time curves G. Mason d,⁎, H. Fischer a, N.R. Morrow b, D.W. Ruth c, S. Wo b a StatoilHydro, Sandslihaugen 30, Sandsli, Postboks 7200, 5020 Bergen, Norway b Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, WY 82071, USA c Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Manitoba, Manitoba, R3T 5V6, Canada d Department of Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Counter-current spontaneous imbibition experiments on porous media are usually carried out using Received 20 December 2006 cylindrical core samples. Sometimes the cores are sealed on some of the faces, and experiments then give Accepted 1 December 2008 production curves of significantly different duration and slightly different shape. Results can be correlated for rock properties (porosity and permeability) and fluid properties (viscosity and interfacial tension). A single Keywords: overall scale factor is usually used to correlate for different core sizes and shapes. Although the real spontaneous imbibition