Static rock characterization of rocks using X-Ray computed tomography CT

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Andres F Ortiz Meneses,
Jose M Plata Chaves,
Edwar Herrera Otero,
Nicolas Santos Santos

Andres F Ortiz Meneses
Ingeniero de petróleos. Grupo de Modelamiento de Procesos de Hidrocarburos. Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. Bucaramanga. Colombia.

Jose M Plata Chaves
Geólogo. Grupo de Modelamiento de Procesos de Hidrocarburos. Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. Bucaramanga. Colombia.

Edwar Herrera Otero
Geólogo. Grupo de Modelamiento de Procesos de Hidrocarburos. Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. Bucaramanga. Colombia.

Nicolas Santos Santos
Magister en Ingeniería de Hidrocarburos. Grupo de Modelamiento de Procesos de Hidrocarburos. Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS. Bucaramanga. Colombia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v13n1-2015005

Published 2015-08-11

Keywords

Computed tomography,
Static characterization,
Rock properties

How to Cite

Ortiz Meneses, A. F., Plata Chaves, J. M., Herrera Otero, E., & Santos Santos, N. (2015). Static rock characterization of rocks using X-Ray computed tomography CT. Fuentes, El reventón energético, 13(1), 57–63. https://doi.org/10.18273/revfue.v13n1-2015005

Abstract

X-ray Computed tomography (CT) is now widely used in the study of rocks due to allowing inspection of its internal structure of a non-destructive way and indirect quantification of some of their basic properties. This paper presents a methodology for the acquisition and interpretation of CT images on rocks and calculating their properties, mainly the effective atomic number, bulk density and porosity. The scans are performed on full diameter cores and plugs. The methodology is mainly divided into three sections; in the first one all of the acquisition of images at the laboratory is presented. In the second section the methods of image correction and calculation procedures are exposed.

Finally, in the last section analyzes that can be performed based on the estimated properties of rocks shown.

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