A review of residual trap** capacity of subsurface systems for geological storage of CO2: Measurement techniques, meta-analysis of influencing factors, and future …

H Zhang, M Arif - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Geological storage of CO 2 is a promising technique to mitigate anthropogenic CO 2
emissions. The effectiveness of CO 2 storage in the subsurface formations relies on various …

[HTML][HTML] Microfluidics-based analysis of dynamic contact angles relevant for underground hydrogen storage

W van Rooijen, L Hashemi, M Boon… - Advances in Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Underground Hydrogen Storage (UHS) is an attractive technology for large-scale
(TWh) renewable energy storage. To ensure the safety and efficiency of the UHS, it is crucial …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of pore and grain size distributions in porous geological samples–An image processing workflow

H Safari, BJ Balcom, A Afrough - Computers & geosciences, 2021 - Elsevier
An image processing workflow is presented for the characterization of pore and grain size
distributions in porous geological samples from X-ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) …

Deep-learning-based workflow for boundary and small target segmentation in digital rock images using UNet++ and IK-EBM

H Wang, L Dalton, M Fan, R Guo, J McClure… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) X-ray micro-computed tomography (μCT) has been widely
used in petroleum engineering because it can provide detailed pore structural information …

Wettability of rock minerals and the underlying surface forces: A review of the implications for oil recovery and geological storage of CO2

O Elkhatib, J Tetteh, R Ali, AIA Mohamed, S Bai… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The wettability of subsurface minerals is a critical factor influencing the pore-scale
displacement of fluids in underground reservoirs. As such, it plays a key role in hydrocarbon …

Characterization of wetting using topological principles

C Sun, JE McClure, P Mostaghimi, AL Herring… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hypothesis Understanding wetting behavior is of great importance for natural systems and
technological applications. The traditional concept of contact angle, a purely geometrical …

Neural network–based pore flow field prediction in porous media using super resolution

XH Zhou, JE McClure, C Chen, H **ao - Physical Review Fluids, 2022 - APS
Direct pore-scale simulations of fluid flow through porous media are computationally
expensive to perform for realistic systems. Previous works have demonstrated using the …

Influence of clay wettability alteration on relative permeability

M Fan, JE McClure, RT Armstrong… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the wettability of porous materials is important to model fluid flow in the
subsurface. One of the critical factors that influences wetting in real reservoirs is the …

[HTML][HTML] The equilibrium contact angle of ammonia-stainless steel interface

V Ruzaikin, I Lukashov, T Fedorenko, S Abashin - Results in Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The knowledge of the wettability at the interface of different liquids and solid surfaces must
be replenished in steps with material science. Wettability is a critical property in technologies …

Comparative Assessment of U-Net-Based Deep Learning Models for Segmenting Microfractures and Pore Spaces in Digital Rocks

H Wang, R Guo, LE Dalton, D Crandall, SA Hosseini… - SPE Journal, 2024 - onepetro.org
Segmentation of high-resolution X-ray microcomputed tomography (µCT) images is crucial
in digital rock physics (DRP), affecting the characterization and analysis of microscale …