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Special Core Analysis

Special core analysis, often abbreviated to SCAL, is a laboratory procedure for conducting flow experiments on core plugs taken from a petroleum reservoir. Special core analysis is distinguished from "routine or conventional core analysis" by adding more experiments, including measurements of two phase flow properties, determining relative permeability and capillary pressure.