2D and 3D imaging resolution trade-offs in quantifying pore throats for prediction of permeability

Advances in Water Resources

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Beckingham, L E ^a,e   Peters, C A ^a   Um, W ^b   Jones, K W ^c   Lindquist, W B ^d  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alberta sedimentary basin; CO2 sequestration; Hanford; Mineral precipitation; Permeability; Pore network modeling

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL REACTION; HANFORD; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; MINERAL PRECIPITATION; PERMEABILITY PREDICTION; PORE-NETWORK MODELING; PORE-NETWORK MODELS; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SETTLING TANKS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MINERAL; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84886244851     PISSN: 03091708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advwatres.2013.08.010     Document Type: Article

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