Pore scale modeling and simulation have developed into a crucial workflow for the oil industry, where petrophysical properties (such as absolute and relative permeability) can be computed using known fluid properties and a 3D representation of pore structure.
ZEISS Xradia Versa X-ray microscopes are the first non-invasive high resolution imaging systems where the achievable resolution is not limited by the sample size. This capability is enabled by the unique dual magnification architecture of the system, coupling geometric and optical magnification.
Additionally, ZEISS offers a range of in situ solutions for X-ray microscopy, including integrated relative permeability measurement, geomechanical experiments and a flexible in situ integration kit, providing a universal platform for a wide range of in situ experiments.
These solutions can solve a wide array of problems, from the dynamic imaging of flow processes to the characterization of wettability distributions in whole core mixed wet carbonate samples, to the imaging of pore scale fluid distributions within a 1" core plug. As your models better incorporate pore and grain scale physics, they can then better predict macroscopic behavior.
One of the most challenging aspects when examining reservoir rocks at the pore scale is that they frequently involve multiple physical processes occurring at the same time that are challenging to incorporate into a single model.