Fundamental controls on fluid flow in carbonates: current workflows to emerging technologies
SM Agar, S Geiger - Geological Society, London, Special …, 2015 - lyellcollection.org
The introduction reviews topics relevant to the fundamental controls on fluid flow in
carbonate reservoirs and to the prediction of reservoir performance. The review provides …
carbonate reservoirs and to the prediction of reservoir performance. The review provides …
Alterations of Fractures in Carbonate Rocks by CO2-Acidified Brines
Fractures in geological formations may enable migration of environmentally relevant fluids,
as in leakage of CO2 through caprocks in geologic carbon sequestration. We investigated …
as in leakage of CO2 through caprocks in geologic carbon sequestration. We investigated …
Effects of changes in rock microstructures on permeability: 3‐D printing investigation
D Head, T Vanorio - Geophysical Research Letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rocks are naturally heterogeneous; two rock samples with identical bulk properties can vary
widely in microstructure. Understanding how the microstructure and bulk properties of rocks …
widely in microstructure. Understanding how the microstructure and bulk properties of rocks …
Study on three-dimensional immiscible water–Oil two-phase displacement and trapping in deformed pore structures subjected to varying geostress via in situ …
Accurate understanding and quantitative characterization of the three-dimensional (3D)
immiscible water–oil two-phase displacement process and of the factors that affect this …
immiscible water–oil two-phase displacement process and of the factors that affect this …
Effect of mineralogy on friction-dilation relationships for simulated faults: Implications for permeability evolution in caprock faults
This paper experimentally explores the frictional sliding behavior of two simulated gouges:
one, a series of quartz–smectite mixtures, and the other, powdered natural rocks, aiming to …
one, a series of quartz–smectite mixtures, and the other, powdered natural rocks, aiming to …
Stabilizing and enhancing permeability for sustainable and profitable energy extraction from superhot geothermal environments
N Watanabe, K Saito, A Okamoto, K Nakamura… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Superhot geothermal environments in granitic crusts of ca. 400–500° C and depths of 2–4
km are recognized as a frontier of geothermal energy. In developing such environments …
km are recognized as a frontier of geothermal energy. In developing such environments …
Beyond‐laboratory‐scale prediction for channeling flows through subsurface rock fractures with heterogeneous aperture distributions revealed by laboratory …
T Ishibashi, N Watanabe, N Hirano… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The present study evaluates aperture distributions and fluid flow characteristics for variously
sized laboratory‐scale granite fractures under confining stress. As a significant result of the …
sized laboratory‐scale granite fractures under confining stress. As a significant result of the …
Quantifying fracture geometry with X-ray tomography: Technique of Iterative Local Thresholding (TILT) for 3D image segmentation
This paper presents a new method—the Technique of Iterative Local Thresholding (TILT)—
for processing 3D X-ray computed tomography (xCT) images for visualization and …
for processing 3D X-ray computed tomography (xCT) images for visualization and …
Modelling temperature-influenced acidizing process in fractured carbonate rocks
A three-dimensional thermal-hydro-chemical (THC) coupled unified pipe-network method
(UPM) is developed to simulate the process of acidizing treatment in fractured carbonate …
(UPM) is developed to simulate the process of acidizing treatment in fractured carbonate …
The development of wormholes in laboratory‐scale fractures: Perspectives from three‐dimensional simulations
V Starchenko, AJC Ladd - Water Resources Research, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate the development of wormholes in laboratory‐scale fractures using three‐
dimensional numerical simulations. Well‐controlled initial conditions, involving a small …
dimensional numerical simulations. Well‐controlled initial conditions, involving a small …