The document discusses surface tension and wettability as they relate to reservoir rock and fluid characterization. It defines surface tension and interfacial tension as the force exerted along the boundary between different phases. The surface tension can be measured using a tensiometer. Wettability refers to how fluids spread on solid surfaces in the presence of other immiscible fluids, and is quantified by the contact angle between the fluids. Contact angles are used to classify rocks as water-wet, oil-wet, or intermediately wetted.