Pore-by-pore capillary pressure measurements using X-ray microtomography at reservoir conditions: Curvature, snap-off, and remobilization of residual CO2

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 8760-8774

  Andrew, Matthew ^a   Bijeljic, Branko ^a   Blunt, Martin J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capillary number; capillary pressure; carbon storage; micro CT; reservoir condition

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY;

CAPILLARY NUMBERS; CARBON STORAGE; MICRO CT; PORE-NETWORK MODELING; RESERVOIR CONDITIONS; SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS; TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BUOYANCY; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESSURE EFFECT; REMOBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84919674933     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR015970     Document Type: Article

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