A novel architecture for pore network modelling with applications to permeability of porous media

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 486, Issue , 2013, Pages 246-258

  Jivkov, Andrey P ^a   Hollis, Cathy ^a   Etiese, Friday ^a   McDonald, Samuel A ^a   Withers, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bi regular network; Hydrocarbon reservoirs; Permeability evolution; Pore space damage; Pore space modelling; X ray tomography

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE COORDINATION NUMBER; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MACROSCOPIC MASS TRANSPORT; NOVEL ARCHITECTURE; PERMEABILITY EVOLUTION; PORE-SPACE DAMAGE; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

IMAGING SYSTEMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; MASS TRANSFER; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; PORE SPACE; POROUS MEDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84875491820     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.045     Document Type: Article

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