MR017
Experimental Approaches to Deformation and Flow in Nanoporous Mudrocks
Experimental Approaches to Deformation and Flow in Nanoporous Mudrocks
Session ID#: 79837
Session Description:
Fine-grained nano-porous mudrocks play a critical role as natural gas and oil resources, seals for nuclear waste disposal and targets for carbon sequestration. However, it is still challenging to measure and predict their flow properties and geomechanical deformation reliably. Therefore, novel experimental approaches and interpretation methods are needed to characterize rock behavior effectively. This session aims to address: a) current difficulties facing accurate determination of flow properties, b) experimental results illuminating flow behavior and geomechanical effects, c) complex multi-phase flow behavior under different flow conditions, and d) novel techniques to assess properties of both non-fractured and fractured mudrocks.
Index Terms:
1859 Rocks: physical properties [HYDROLOGY]
5104 Fracture and flow [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]
5114 Permeability and porosity [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]
5194 Instruments and techniques [PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ROCKS]
Primary Convener: Athma R. Bhandari, The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
Conveners: Bao Jia, Energy & Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, United States, Hugh Daigle, The University of Texas at Austin, Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Austin, TX, United States and Xiaodong Ma, ETH Zurich, Swiss Competence Center for Energy Research (SCCER-SoE), Zurich, Switzerland
Primary Liaison: Athma R. Bhandari, The University of Texas at Austin, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, TX, United States
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