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dc.contributor.authorIglauer, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorFavretto, S.
dc.contributor.authorSpinelli, G.
dc.contributor.authorSchena, G.
dc.contributor.authorBlunt, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:49:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:49:55Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:36:41Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationIglauer, S. and Favretto, S. and Spinelli, G. and Schena, G. and Blunt, M. 2010. X-ray tomography measurements of power-law cluster size distributions for the nonwetting phase in sandstones.. Physical Review E. 82 (5 Pt 2).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35477
dc.identifier.doi10.1103/PhysRevE.82.056315
dc.description.abstract

Three-dimensional images of sandstones containing residual nonwetting phase were obtained using synchrotron x-ray tomography with a resolution of approximately 9 µm. We determined the size distribution of disconnected nonwetting phase clusters (ganglia); the number of ganglia of size s is N(s)~s(-t) with t=2.05 . The vast majority of the residual phase was contained in large clusters, spanning many pores. This result implies that we have clusters of all sizes providing a huge surface area for geochemical reactions and dissolution while allowing mobilization of the residual phase during improved oil recovery in hydrocarbon reservoirs and carbon dioxide storage in aquifers.

dc.publisherThe American Physical Society
dc.titleX-ray tomography measurements of power-law cluster size distributions for the nonwetting phase in sandstones.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume82
dcterms.source.number5 Pt 2
dcterms.source.titlePhysical Review E
curtin.departmentDepartment of Petroleum Engineering
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