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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2018.1.035

Use of an Imaging Technology for Characterizing Core-scale Multiphase Flow: Application to CO2 Geological Storage  

Kim, Kue-Young (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability Division)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.28, no.1, 2018 , pp. 35-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Imaging technologies are applied at various geological scales including pore scale, core scale and intermediate scale in order to characterize pore space of rocks as well as to map the fluid distribution in porous media. This technical report presents experimental results using core-flooding apparatus suited with imaging technology. Three different core samples, that are homogeneous, fractured and heterogeneous cores, were used to assess the two-phase fluid migration behavior as $CO_2$ displaces resident brine. We show that imaging technology can be effective in characterizing salt-precipitation, capillary pressure and spatio-temporal variation of trapping mechanisms.
Keywords
$CO_2$ geological storage; imaging technology; core-scale; trapping mechanism;
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