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Calculating structural and geometrical parameters by laboratory measurements and X-ray microtomography: a comparative study applied to a limestone sample before and after a dissolution experiment
Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA),
Hydrogeology Group (UPC-CSIC), c/ Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
Vanessa Hebert
Voxaya SAS, Cap Omega, Rond-Point Benjamin Franklin, CS 39521,
34960 Montpellier, France
Olivier Rodriguez
Voxaya SAS, Cap Omega, Rond-Point Benjamin Franklin, CS 39521,
34960 Montpellier, France
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Short summary
To evaluate oil and gas production, accurate characterization (usually based on laboratory experiments) of reservoir rock properties needs to be performed. X-ray scanning samples enable obtaining 3-D images of the rock inner structure from which those properties can be obtained using images processing. This article shows that these two approaches are complementary and yield consistent results. Moreover, image-based calculations allow to save a huge amount of time compared to lab-based measures.
To evaluate oil and gas production, accurate characterization (usually based on laboratory...
