Quantitative transport properties of granular material calculated from Xray CT images

Mark Knackstedt, Christoph Arns, Fabrice Bauget, Arthur Sakellariou, Tim Senden, Adrian Sheppard, Robert Sok

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    Abstract

    X-ray tomography is an accurate and non-invasive technique that measures the internal 3D
    structure and composition of materials. To enhance and add predictive power to the collected
    data, various analysis techniques have been developed. In this paper, transport properties
    calculated directly from the pore space morphology are presented for 36 porous granular
    specimens. Results for permeability, conductivity, NMR response and drainage capillary
    pressure are shown to be in excellent agreement with experimental measurements over a
    wide range of porosities. The results clearly demonstrate the potential of computing a range
    of physical properties directly on 3D digitized images generated from X-ray pCT.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationWhat is the characteristic length scale for permeability? Direct analysis from microtomographic data
    Place of PublicationUSA
    PublisherSociety of Petroleum Engineers
    Pages92-97
    Number of pages6
    Publication statusPublished - 2005
    EventInternational Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (Petrotech-2005) - Dallas Texas
    Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (Petrotech-2005)
    Period1/01/05 → …
    OtherSat Oct 01 00:00:00 AEST 2005

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