Direct and stochastic generation of network models from tomographic images; effect of topology on residual saturations

Transport in Porous Media

Volumn 46, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 345-371

  Sok, Robert M ^a,b   Knackstedt, Mark A ^a,b   Sheppard, Adrian P ^a,b   Pinczewski, W V ^b   Lindquist, W B ^a   Venkatarangan, A ^a   Paterson, Lincoln ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Geometry; Invasion percolation; Network models; Topology; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW PATTERNS; PORE SIZE; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY;

PHASE SATURATIONS;

TOMOGRAPHY;

GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE;

GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MULTIPHASE FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SANDSTONE; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 0036464650     PISSN: 01693913     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015034924371     Document Type: Article

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