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See more from this Session: Exploring the Role of Endobenthic Organisms in Enhancing Porosity and Permeability of Sedimentary Aquifers and Reservoirs
Abstract:
As with fractured media, secondary recovery methods (solvent extraction or waterflood) in burrowed media can isolate large parts of the active flow network. Single-fluid-phase numerical and laboratory experiments demonstrate this effect and show that the main factors that influence the quality and behavior of burrowed flow media are (proposed in their order of importance) burrow occurrence density, burrow connectivity, burrow/matrix permeability contrast, burrow surface area, and burrow architecture. Some of these parameters are dependant on each other.
With respect to permeability burrowed permeability fabrics, 3-D imaging techniques are an essential component of the reservoir facies analysis. Computer Tomography (CT) scans, Micro-CTscans, and MRI techniques have the most potential in burrow-reservoir analysis. These techniques can be used collaboratively to fully assess the nature of burrow-modified flow media.
See more from this Division: Topical Sessions
See more from this Session: Exploring the Role of Endobenthic Organisms in Enhancing Porosity and Permeability of Sedimentary Aquifers and Reservoirs