Comparative pore surface area in primary and secondary porosity in sandstones

Daniel R.  Nolansnyder; John Parnell

doi:10.1016/j.petrol.2018.09.095

Comparative pore surface area in primary and secondary porosity in sandstones

Daniel R. Nolansnyder, John Parnell (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Primary and secondary porosity in sandstones possess different pore geometry characteristics, but these are not well quantified. The pore surface area in 2 suites of sandstones exhibiting only primary porosity (Permo-Triassic, Northern Ireland) and only secondary porosity (Cambrian, England) were measured using JMicrovision software. The data show pore surface areas per unit pore volume similar to 2.5 times as great in the secondary porosity compared to the primary porosity. This difference is great enough to have a significant impact on properties dependent on pore surface area, including oil production and capacity for microbial colonization in the deep biosphere.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	489-492
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
Volume	172
Early online date	2 Oct 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.petrol.2018.09.095
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

Keywords

sandstone
porosity
secondary porosity
pore surface area
reservoir
deep biosphere
Pore surface area
Deep biosphere
Secondary porosity
Reservoir
Porosity
Sandstone
BACTERIA
RESERVOIR
PREDICTION
OIL
DISSOLUTION
SEDIMENT
GRAIN
IMAGE-ANALYSIS
SYSTEMS
DIAGENESIS

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