Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography

Precise understanding of rock properties on a subsurface formation is one of the most important factors in petrophysic and hydrogeology studies. For decades, electrical resistivity has been extensively analysed, as it has essential capability to evaluate rock formation. The liquid content and water...

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Main Authors: Rahman, Taufiq, Lebedev, Maxim, Zhang, Yihuai, Barifcani, Ahmed, Iglauer, Stefan
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58038
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author Rahman, Taufiq
Lebedev, Maxim
Zhang, Yihuai
Barifcani, Ahmed
Iglauer, Stefan
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Lebedev, Maxim
Zhang, Yihuai
Barifcani, Ahmed
Iglauer, Stefan
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description Precise understanding of rock properties on a subsurface formation is one of the most important factors in petrophysic and hydrogeology studies. For decades, electrical resistivity has been extensively analysed, as it has essential capability to evaluate rock formation. The liquid content and water conductivity used as key parameters to measure the resistivity value of a rock formation. However, few explanation about the rock microstructure influences its resistivity level. The objective of this research is to investigate this fundamental relationship. We found that pores and grains distribution, which is micrometer sizes, are the deciding factors for fluid accommodation, as well as the results deduced from electrical measurement devices are also depend on these parameters.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-580382018-01-10T07:29:13Z Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography Rahman, Taufiq Lebedev, Maxim Zhang, Yihuai Barifcani, Ahmed Iglauer, Stefan Precise understanding of rock properties on a subsurface formation is one of the most important factors in petrophysic and hydrogeology studies. For decades, electrical resistivity has been extensively analysed, as it has essential capability to evaluate rock formation. The liquid content and water conductivity used as key parameters to measure the resistivity value of a rock formation. However, few explanation about the rock microstructure influences its resistivity level. The objective of this research is to investigate this fundamental relationship. We found that pores and grains distribution, which is micrometer sizes, are the deciding factors for fluid accommodation, as well as the results deduced from electrical measurement devices are also depend on these parameters. 2017 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58038 10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1651 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ fulltext
spellingShingle Rahman, Taufiq
Lebedev, Maxim
Zhang, Yihuai
Barifcani, Ahmed
Iglauer, Stefan
Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title_full Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title_fullStr Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title_short Influence of Rock Microstructure on its Electrical Properties: An Analysis Using X-ray Microcomputed Tomography
title_sort influence of rock microstructure on its electrical properties: an analysis using x-ray microcomputed tomography
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58038