Multi-scale, micro-computed tomography-based pore network models to simulate drainage in heterogeneous rocks

Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Fluid Flow in Continental Carbonate Reservoir Rocks and in Upscaled Rock Models Generated with Multiple-Point Geostatistics

“…Both this research and the research by Zhang [67] indicate that MPS is a potent method in upscaling of reservoir properties, but neither of these approaches provides the most solid solution. For fluid flow experiments on increasingly larger models, it might be required to use intensive parallel computing, apply modified versions of the LBM, or use pore network models with microlinks [24] in order not to nullify the increased resolution.…”

“…Many efforts have been made to reconstruct digital pore networks based on computer tomography (CT) to study the fluid flow in rock samples [24][25][26][27][28][29]. In this study, the 3D pore networks were acquired with different CT systems, which allowed scanning a range of sample volumes at different resolutions.…”

Assessing the utility of FIB-SEM images for shale digital rock physics

“…Blunt et al overview and discuss the overall outlook for digital rock physics and include challenges associated with imaging and simulating flow in nanoporous shale [13]. Micro-CT imaging is used successfully in microporous rocks [14] and [15] to generate pore network models, but does not offer the resolution needed to capture the structure of nanopore networks.…”

Fast laboratory-based micro-computed tomography for pore-scale research: Illustrative experiments and perspectives on the future

“…While the discussion will be restricted to one experiment (a single imposed flow rate), by varying the flow rate a detailed study of pore scale dispersion can be undertaken. Such studies may prove vital as a validation to solute transport modeling methods described in for example [90,91] and as input to characterize the connectivity of microporosity in multi-scale modeling [92,93].…”