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Transport in sandstone: A study based on three dimensional microtomography
Author(s) -
Auzerais F. M.,
Dunsmuir J.,
Ferréol B. B,
Martys N.,
Olson J.,
Ramakrishnan T. S.,
Rothman D. H.,
Schwartz L. M.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/96gl00776
Subject(s) - porosity , permeability (electromagnetism) , geology , electrical resistivity and conductivity , wetting , relative permeability , saturation (graph theory) , mineralogy , microstructure , volume (thermodynamics) , porous medium , materials science , geotechnical engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , genetics , mathematics , engineering , combinatorics , membrane , electrical engineering , biology
High resolution imaging of the microstructure of Fontainebleau sandstone allows a direct comparison between theoretical calculations and laboratory measurements. While porosity, pore‐volume‐to‐surface ratio, permeability, and end point relative permeability are well predicted by our calculations, we find that electrical resistivity and wetting phase residual saturation are both overestimated.