| Title | CT Imaging of Two-Phase Flow in Fractured Porous Media |
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| Authors | R. G. Hughes, W. E. Brigham, L. M. Castanier |
| Year | 1996 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
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| Abstract | This paper describes the design, construction, and preliminary results of an experiment that studies imbibition displacement in two fracture blocks. Three core configurations were constructed. The configurations are a compact core, a two-block system with a 1 mm spacer between the blocks, and a two-block system with no spacer. The blocks are sealed in epoxy so that saturation measurements can be made throughout the displacement experiments using a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner. Preliminary results are presented from a water/air experiment. These results suggest that it is incorrect to assume negligible capillary continuity between matrix blocks as is often done. |