Imaging and image-based fluid transport modeling at the pore scale in geological materials: A practical introduction to the current state-of-the-art

T Bultreys, W De Boever, V Cnudde - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Fluid flow and mass transport in geological materials are crucial in diverse Earth science
applications. To fully understand the behavior of geological materials in this context, the …

Reconstruction, optimization, and design of heterogeneous materials and media: Basic principles, computational algorithms, and applications

M Sahimi, P Tahmasebi - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
Modeling of heterogeneous materials and media is a problem of fundamental importance to
a wide variety of phenomena with applications to many disciplines, ranging from condensed …

Nanoscale pore structure and mechanical property analysis of coal: An insight combining AFM and SEM images

Y Li, J Yang, Z Pan, W Tong - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), two
easily acquired and widely applied image acquisition and analysis methods, have rarely …

[HTML][HTML] Pore-scale imaging and modelling

MJ Blunt, B Bijeljic, H Dong, O Gharbi, S Iglauer… - Advances in Water …, 2013 - Elsevier
Pore-scale imaging and modelling–digital core analysis–is becoming a routine service in
the oil and gas industry, and has potential applications in contaminant transport and carbon …

Nanoscale simulation of shale transport properties using the lattice Boltzmann method: permeability and diffusivity

L Chen, L Zhang, Q Kang, HS Viswanathan, J Yao… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Porous structures of shales are reconstructed using the markov chain monte carlo (MCMC)
method based on scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of shale samples from …

Pore-scale simulation of shale oil flow based on pore network model

Y Yang, K Wang, L Zhang, H Sun, K Zhang, J Ma - Fuel, 2019 - Elsevier
The pore-grain characteristics of shale oil reservoir rocks are complex: nano-size pore
throats, multi-scale of pore size and topology, and rich in organic matter. Generally, shale oil …

New pore space characterization method of shale matrix formation by considering organic and inorganic pores

Y Yang, J Yao, C Wang, Y Gao, Q Zhang, S An… - Journal of Natural Gas …, 2015 - Elsevier
A shale matrix is too tight to be described using conventional methods, and digital core
technology is becoming an alternative method. Because both organic and inorganic pores …

Stress sensitivity of fractured and vuggy carbonate: an X‐Ray computed tomography analysis

Y Yang, L Tao, H Yang, S Iglauer… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fractures, vugs, and pores constitute the main pore space in carbonate reservoirs. The
associated pore structure—which is of key importance in terms of hydrocarbon production …

A superior descriptor of random textures and its predictive capacity

Y Jiao, FH Stillinger, S Torquato - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
Two-phase random textures abound in a host of contexts, including porous and composite
media, ecological structures, biological media, and astrophysical structures. Questions …

Advances in the application of deep learning methods to digital rock technology.

X Li, B Li, F Liu, T Li, X Nie - Advances in Geo-Energy …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Digital rock technology is becoming essential in reservoir engineering and petrophysics.
Three-dimensional digital rock reconstruction, image resolution enhancement, image …