Deep learning in pore scale imaging and modeling

Y Da Wang, MJ Blunt, RT Armstrong… - Earth-Science Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Pore-scale imaging and modeling has advanced greatly through the integration of Deep
Learning into the workflow, from image processing to simulating physical processes. In …

Capillary-dominated fluid displacement in porous media

K Singh, M Jung, M Brinkmann… - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
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 …

Machine learning for predicting properties of porous media from 2d X-ray images

N Alqahtani, F Alzubaidi, RT Armstrong… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In this paper, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are trained to rapidly estimate
several physical properties of porous media using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) …

Stress sensitivity of fractured and vuggy carbonate: an X‐Ray computed tomography analysis

Y Yang, L Tao, H Yang, S Iglauer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fractures, vugs, and pores constitute the main pore space in carbonate reservoirs. The
associated pore structure—which is of key importance in terms of hydrocarbon production …

Multiscale digital rock analysis for complex rocks

LC Ruspini, PE Øren, S Berg, S Masalmeh… - Transport in Porous …, 2021 - Springer
Many properties of complex porous media such as reservoir rocks are strongly affected by
heterogeneity at different scales. Complex depositional and diagenetic processes have a …

References and benchmarks for pore-scale flow simulated using micro-CT images of porous media and digital rocks

N Saxena, R Hofmann, FO Alpak, S Berg… - Advances in Water …, 2017 - Elsevier
We generate a novel reference dataset to quantify the impact of numerical solvers, boundary
conditions, and simulation platforms. We consider a variety of microstructures ranging from …

Industrial applications of digital rock technology

CF Berg, O Lopez, H Berland - Journal of Petroleum Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
This article provides an overview of the current state of digital rock technology, with
emphasis on industrial applications. We show how imaging and image analysis can be …

Digital rock segmentation for petrophysical analysis with reduced user bias using convolutional neural networks

Y Niu, P Mostaghimi, M Shabaninejad… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Pore‐scale digital images are usually obtained from microcomputed tomography data that
has been segmented into void and grain space. Image segmentation is a crucial step in the …

[HTML][HTML] Connected pathway relative permeability from pore-scale imaging of imbibition

S Berg, M Rücker, H Ott, A Georgiadis… - Advances in Water …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pore-scale images obtained from a synchrotron-based X-ray computed micro-tomography
(µCT) imbibition experiment in sandstone rock were used to conduct Navier–Stokes flow …

Wettability controls slow immiscible displacement through local interfacial instabilities

M Jung, M Brinkmann, R Seemann, T Hiller… - Physical Review …, 2016 - APS
Immiscible fluid displacement with average front velocities in the capillary-dominated regime
is studied in a transparent Hele-Shaw cell with cylindrical posts. Employing various …