Capillary-dominated fluid displacement in porous media
Liquid invasion into a porous medium is a phenomenon of great importance in both nature
and technology. Despite its enormous importance, there is a surprisingly sparse …
and technology. Despite its enormous importance, there is a surprisingly sparse …
[HTML][HTML] Relationship between wetting and capillary pressure in a crude oil/brine/rock system: From nano-scale to core-scale
Hypothesis The wetting behaviour is a key property of a porous medium that controls
hydraulic conductivity in multiphase flow. While many porous materials, such as …
hydraulic conductivity in multiphase flow. While many porous materials, such as …
Imaging and measurement of pore‐scale interfacial curvature to determine capillary pressure simultaneously with relative permeability
There are a number of challenges associated with the determination of relative permeability
and capillary pressure. It is difficult to measure both parameters simultaneously on the same …
and capillary pressure. It is difficult to measure both parameters simultaneously on the same …
[HTML][HTML] A thermodynamically consistent characterization of wettability in porous media using high-resolution imaging
Conservation of energy is used to derive a thermodynamically-consistent contact angle, θ t,
when fluid phase 1 displaces phase 2 in a porous medium. Assuming no change in …
when fluid phase 1 displaces phase 2 in a porous medium. Assuming no change in …
[HTML][HTML] In situ characterization of immiscible three-phase flow at the pore scale for a water-wet carbonate rock
X-ray micro-tomography is used to image the pore-scale configurations of fluid in a rock
saturated with three phases-brine, oil and gas-mimicking a subsurface reservoir, at high …
saturated with three phases-brine, oil and gas-mimicking a subsurface reservoir, at high …
X-ray microcomputed imaging of wettability characterization for multiphase flow in porous media: A review
With the advent of X-ray micro-computed tomography which is now routinely used,
porescale fluid transport and processes can be observed in three-dimensional (3D) at the …
porescale fluid transport and processes can be observed in three-dimensional (3D) at the …
Representative elementary volumes, hysteresis, and heterogeneity in multiphase flow from the pore to continuum scale
Representative elementary volumes (REVs) and heterogeneity are key concepts in
continuum multiphase flow, yet their manifestation from the pore‐scale and associated …
continuum multiphase flow, yet their manifestation from the pore‐scale and associated …
Probing effective wetting in subsurface systems
Wetting phenomena are of central importance for many natural and technological processes
in subsurface geosciences. Surface roughness, chemical heterogeneity, and dynamic …
in subsurface geosciences. Surface roughness, chemical heterogeneity, and dynamic …
Evolution of Bentheimer Sandstone Wettability During Cyclic scCO2‐Brine Injections
Geologic sequestration in sedimentary formations has been identified as a potential
technology to prevent climate‐change inducing carbon dioxide (CO2) from being emitted to …
technology to prevent climate‐change inducing carbon dioxide (CO2) from being emitted to …
A pore-network modeling perspective on the dynamics of residual trapping in geological carbon storage
This study presents the application of an efficient and robust Dynamic Pore-Network
Modeling (DPNM) framework for accurate prediction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) trapping …
Modeling (DPNM) framework for accurate prediction of carbon dioxide (CO 2) trapping …