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 | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2019 |
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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
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
- Fuel Technology
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Comparative pore surface area in primary and secondary porosity in sandstones. / Nolansnyder, Daniel R. ; Parnell, John (Corresponding Author).
In: Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Vol. 172, 01.2019, p. 489-492.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Comparative pore surface area in primary and secondary porosity in sandstones
AU - Nolansnyder, Daniel R.
AU - Parnell, John
N1 - This research was supported by STFC grant ST/I506102/1. DRN undertook measurements for a project contributing to an MSc degree in Integrated Petroleum Geoscience at the University of Aberdeen. Skilled technical support was provided by J. Bowie.
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - sandstone
KW - porosity
KW - secondary porosity
KW - pore surface area
KW - reservoir
KW - deep biosphere
KW - Pore surface area
KW - Deep biosphere
KW - Secondary porosity
KW - Reservoir
KW - Porosity
KW - Sandstone
KW - BACTERIA
KW - RESERVOIR
KW - PREDICTION
KW - OIL
KW - DISSOLUTION
KW - SEDIMENT
KW - GRAIN
KW - IMAGE-ANALYSIS
KW - SYSTEMS
KW - DIAGENESIS
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U2 - 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.09.095
DO - 10.1016/j.petrol.2018.09.095
M3 - Article
VL - 172
SP - 489
EP - 492
JO - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
JF - Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
SN - 0920-4105
ER -