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Research article
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11 Jan 2021
Research article |
| 11 Jan 2021
| 11 Jan 2021
Simulating permeability reduction by clay mineral nanopores in a tight sandstone by combining computer X-ray microtomography and focussed ion beam scanning electron microscopy imaging
Arne Jacob
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg-University, J.-J. Becherweg
21, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Markus Peltz
Institute of Geography and Geology, University Greifswald,
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17a, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Sina Hale
Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW), Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Frieder Enzmann
Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg-University, J.-J. Becherweg
21, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Olga Moravcova
Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg-University, J.-J. Becherweg
21, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Laurence N. Warr
Institute of Geography and Geology, University Greifswald,
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17a, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Georg Grathoff
Institute of Geography and Geology, University Greifswald,
Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Str. 17a, 17487 Greifswald, Germany
Philipp Blum
Institute of Applied Geosciences (AGW), Karlsruhe Institute of
Technology (KIT), Kaiserstraße 12, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
Michael Kersten
Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg-University, J.-J. Becherweg
21, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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In this work, we combined different imaging and experimental measuring methods for analysis of cross-scale effects which reduce permeability of tight reservoir rocks. Simulated permeability of digital images of rocks is often overestimated, which is caused by non-resolvable clay content within the pores of a rock. By combining FIB-SEM with micro-XCT imaging, we were able to simulate the true clay mineral abundance to match experimentally measured permeability with simulated permeability.
In this work, we combined different imaging and experimental measuring methods for analysis of...
