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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-12-1-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 12, issue 1
Research article
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11 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 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, Markus Peltz, Sina Hale, Frieder Enzmann, Olga Moravcova, Laurence N. Warr, Georg Grathoff, Philipp Blum, and Michael Kersten

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Short summary
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.
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