Lattice Boltzmann Simulations of Fluid Flow in Continental Carbonate Reservoir Rocks and in Upscaled Rock Models Generated with Multiple-Point Geostatistics

Figure 9

Influence of the resolution on the measured porosity network in whole cores with a diameter of 9.7 cm. ((a) and (b)) Medical CT and HECTOR slice of a reed continental carbonate with 230 μm and 28 μm resolution, respectively. (c) Comparison of the calculated porosity in function of the core height for a reed continental carbonate. (d) Comparison of the calculated porosity in function of the core height for a subhorizontal continental carbonate. ((e) and (f)) Medical CT and HECTOR slice of a subhorizontal continental carbonate, with 230 μm and 28 μm resolution, respectively.

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