Vision & Mission, Course profile, :Lesson Plan, Definition on hydrology, hydrologic cycle, uses of hydrology, solar and earth radiation, temperature, measurement of radiation, vapor.
Inquiry-based study can enhance long term retention and improve application and synthesis of knowledge. In this research, we provide a student-driven, inquiry-based teaching mode that trains undergraduate as researcher, who can raise questions, design and perform hypothesis-driven experiments, analyze data and discuss results. Before students design their research projects, they should know well and answer a series questions related experiment principle, condition and error control, data detection and processing, which guide them to familiarize with project principles, operations and data processing. Continuous distillation is an ideal choice for the training in an undergraduate lab due to it synthesizing the fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer. Students actively participate in the project, because their doubts can be removed through designing and implementing experiments, such as: How to evaluate the separation capacity of the distillation operation? How to implement the experiment and get the component concentration in simple way? How to evaluate the separation capacity of packing column? Students use their acquired research skills to design, execute and analyze experiments independently. While, the instructors only make some adjustments to ensure that the experimenter completes the design goal within the limited experimental time. Results show that distillation experiment builds an open, inquiry-based platform for students, which significantly enhances the ability to apply and integrate knowledge. The scientific research ability and teamwork awareness have also been nurtured.
Well test analysis has been used for many years to assess well condition and obtain reservoir parameters. With the introduction of pressure-derivative analysis and the development of complex interpretation models that are able to account for detailed geological features, well test analysis has become a very powerful tool for reservoir characterization.
Open channel Flow -Class lectures at WUB, Book references, Mission and Vision, CO and PO, definition of OCF, Aplication of Hydraulics, ,Difference between OCF and Pipe flow, Classification, Flow profile and cross sections.
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California State University FresnoCE 142L Environmental Qual.docxRAHUL126667
California State University Fresno
CE 142L Environmental Quality Laboratory
Laboratory Manual
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Department of Civil & Geomatics Engineering
CE 142L: Environmental Quality Laboratory Manual
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PRELUDE: WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
INTRODUCTION:
What is environmental chemistry? This question is a little difficult to answer because environmental
chemistry encompasses many different topics. Some define it as follows:
“Environmental chemistry is the study of the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of
chemical species in water, soil, and air environments." (Stanley E. Manahan. 1991.
Environmental Chemistry, 5th ed.).
"(The) central position of aquatic chemistry in the natural sciences gives it an increasing
popularity in science and engineering curricula; it also makes it a difficult topic to teach for it
requires exploring some aspects of almost all sciences." (Francois M. M. Morel. 1983. Preface to
Principles of Aquatic Chemistry).
Basically, Environmental Chemistry is the use of chemistry to understand the interactions of
environmental systems. Water chemistry is an important aspect of Environmental Chemistry.
A fundamental tool in analyzing water chemistry is total dissolved solids (TDS). The TDS in water
consists of dissolved inorganic salts and organic materials. In natural waters, salts are chemical
compounds comprised of anions (-) such as carbonates, chlorides, sulfates, and nitrates (primarily in
ground water), and cations (+) such as potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), and sodium (Na)
(EPA, 1986). In ambient conditions, these compounds are present in proportions that create a charge-
balanced solution. If there are additional inputs of dissolved solids to the system, the balance is altered
and the solution will adjust to achieve charge balance.
This lab manual includes exercises in water chemistry calculations in order to better understand chemical
reactions within the aquatic environment. A fundamental understanding of water chemistry is necessary
for the remaining laboratory experiments and, later on, for professional practice in civil engineering.
PREPARATION BEFORE ARRIVING AT LAB:
1. The knowledge provided in high school chemistry courses and in CHEM 1A and 3A, while
important, is not adequate for this course or for CE 142 lecture. In view of this, all students in both
cours ...
COURSE DESCRIPTION Introduces the student to basic concepts from.docxvanesaburnand
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduces the student to basic concepts from the physical sciences such as motion, force, energy, heat, electricity, magnetism, and the atomic theory of matter. Discusses the scientific principles that underlie everyday phenomena, modern technologies, and planetary processes. Examines how the various branches of science, such as physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, astronomy, relate to each other. Lab portion of the course reinforces basic concepts.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Required Resources
Hewitt, P., Suchocki, J., & Hewitt, J. (2012). Conceptual physical science (5th ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Addison-Wesley.
Supplemental Resources
Chamberlin, T. C. (1965). The Method of Multiple Working Hypotheses. Science. New Series, 148(3671), 754-759. Retrieved from http://www.auburn.edu/~tds0009/Articles/Chamberlain%201965.pdf
Energy Resource Potential of Methane Hydrate. (2011). Retrieved from
http://www.netl.doe.gov/file library/Research/oil-gas/methane hydrates/MH_Primer2011.pdf
Fletcher, C. (2013). Climate change: What the science tells us. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Hewitt, P.G. (2011). Practice book for conceptual physical science. San Francisco, CA: Pearson Addison-Wesley.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). (2013). Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Retrieved from http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/
Stewart, R. (2009). Our Ocean Planet Oceanography in the 21st Century. Retrieved from http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/contents.htm
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Describe the characteristic values and procedures of the physical sciences.
2. Apply concepts in physical sciences to evaluate current trends and issues in the modern world.
3. Give examples of how the physical laws governing motion, waves, energy, and heat relate to everyday phenomena.
4. Describe the properties of electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetic radiation.
5. Explain the relationships between the Periodic Table of Elements, the inner structure of atoms, and the chemical properties of substances.
6. Analyze the physical structures, properties, and processes that shape the Earth and their associated natural hazards.
7. Describe the physical processes influencing climate and weather.
8. Discuss what is known about the life cycles of stars, galaxies, and the universe.
9. Use technology and information resources to research issues in physical sciences.
10. Write clearly and concisely about physical sciences using proper writing mechanics.
WEEKLY COURSE SCHEDULE
The standard requirement for a 4.5 credit hour course is for students to spend 13.5 hours in weekly work. This includes preparation, activities, and evaluation regardless of delivery mode.
Week
Preparation, Activities, and Evaluation
Points
1
Preparation
· Reading(s)
· Prologue: The Nature of Science
Activities
· The Science Corner
Note: The Science Corner contains supplemental content designed to promote student learning and is related to each week’s ma.
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Immunizing Image Classifiers Against Localized Adversary Attacksgerogepatton
This paper addresses the vulnerability of deep learning models, particularly convolutional neural networks
(CNN)s, to adversarial attacks and presents a proactive training technique designed to counter them. We
introduce a novel volumization algorithm, which transforms 2D images into 3D volumetric representations.
When combined with 3D convolution and deep curriculum learning optimization (CLO), itsignificantly improves
the immunity of models against localized universal attacks by up to 40%. We evaluate our proposed approach
using contemporary CNN architectures and the modified Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR-10
and CIFAR-100) and ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge (ILSVRC12) datasets, showcasing
accuracy improvements over previous techniques. The results indicate that the combination of the volumetric
input and curriculum learning holds significant promise for mitigating adversarial attacks without necessitating
adversary training.
Student information management system project report ii.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project explains about the student management. This project mainly explains the various actions related to student details. This project shows some ease in adding, editing and deleting the student details. It also provides a less time consuming process for viewing, adding, editing and deleting the marks of the students.
Water billing management system project report.pdfKamal Acharya
Our project entitled “Water Billing Management System” aims is to generate Water bill with all the charges and penalty. Manual system that is employed is extremely laborious and quite inadequate. It only makes the process more difficult and hard.
The aim of our project is to develop a system that is meant to partially computerize the work performed in the Water Board like generating monthly Water bill, record of consuming unit of water, store record of the customer and previous unpaid record.
We used HTML/PHP as front end and MYSQL as back end for developing our project. HTML is primarily a visual design environment. We can create a android application by designing the form and that make up the user interface. Adding android application code to the form and the objects such as buttons and text boxes on them and adding any required support code in additional modular.
MySQL is free open source database that facilitates the effective management of the databases by connecting them to the software. It is a stable ,reliable and the powerful solution with the advanced features and advantages which are as follows: Data Security.MySQL is free open source database that facilitates the effective management of the databases by connecting them to the software.
Sachpazis:Terzaghi Bearing Capacity Estimation in simple terms with Calculati...Dr.Costas Sachpazis
Terzaghi's soil bearing capacity theory, developed by Karl Terzaghi, is a fundamental principle in geotechnical engineering used to determine the bearing capacity of shallow foundations. This theory provides a method to calculate the ultimate bearing capacity of soil, which is the maximum load per unit area that the soil can support without undergoing shear failure. The Calculation HTML Code included.
Understanding Inductive Bias in Machine LearningSUTEJAS
This presentation explores the concept of inductive bias in machine learning. It explains how algorithms come with built-in assumptions and preferences that guide the learning process. You'll learn about the different types of inductive bias and how they can impact the performance and generalizability of machine learning models.
The presentation also covers the positive and negative aspects of inductive bias, along with strategies for mitigating potential drawbacks. We'll explore examples of how bias manifests in algorithms like neural networks and decision trees.
By understanding inductive bias, you can gain valuable insights into how machine learning models work and make informed decisions when building and deploying them.
Using recycled concrete aggregates (RCA) for pavements is crucial to achieving sustainability. Implementing RCA for new pavement can minimize carbon footprint, conserve natural resources, reduce harmful emissions, and lower life cycle costs. Compared to natural aggregate (NA), RCA pavement has fewer comprehensive studies and sustainability assessments.
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2. 1. About This Course
2. Course Learning Outcome
3. Presentation and assessment
A. Class Projects (CLS PRJ)
4. Laboratory related issues
5. Review of Syllabus
6. Resources
7. Training Outline (beta)
8. Communication
3.
4. A quote on Beginnings
"Before you begin a thing, remind yourself that
difficulties and delays quite impossible to foresee
are ahead.
If you could see them clearly, naturally you could do
a great deal to get rid of them but you can't.
You can only see one thing clearly and
that is your goal.
Form a mental vision of that and
cling to it through thick and thin"
Kathleen Norris
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5. Course Scope
Systematic theoretical
and laboratory study of
physical properties of
petroleum reservoir
rocks;
STRUCTURE AND
PROPERTIES OF POROUS
MEDIA
Coring and Rock sample
preparation
Porosity
• Measurement of
Porosity by saturation
method and helium
porosimeter
• Compressibility
• grain size and pore size
distribution of
formation
Permeability
• effective permeability
by using liquid & gas
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 5
6. Course Scope (Cont.)
STATICS OF FLUIDS IN
POROUS MEDIA
Saturation
• Measurement of fluid
Saturation by extraction
method, retort method
• Resistivity
Multiphase Phenomena
(Fluid flow in porous
media, fluid-rock
interaction)
• Surface tension and
wettability
• Capillary pressure
o capillary
characteristics by
porous plate
method and
mercury injection
method
• Relative permeability
Heterogeneity
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 6
7. Course Description
This course is prepared for:
1 semester (or credit) hours and meets for a total of 2
hours a week.
Sophomore or junior level students (BS degrees)
(Major) Petroleum engineering students
(Minors) Production, Drilling and reservoir engineering students
Prerequisites: general petrology.
Main objectives:
The aim of the laboratory experiments is to give the
students better understanding of reservoir rocks and the
factors that affect the fluid flow within the porous media
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 7
8. Learning and Teaching Strategies
This course promotes interactive and thorough
engagement in the learning process.
It is essential that you take responsibility for your
own learning, and that I facilitate that learning by
establishing a supportive as well as challenging
environment.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 8
9. Proposed study method
When studying petroleum engineering,
it is important to realize that
the things you are learning today
will be important to you for the rest of your career.
Hence,
you shouldn’t just learn things simply to pass exams!
You will gain maximum benefit from this course by
approaching each lecture and in-class activity
with an inquiring mind and a critical, analytical attitude.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 9
10. Study recommendations
In covering the material in the course, I recommend
that you follow the procedure outlined below:
Carefully read the entire chapter
to familiarize yourself with the material.
Locate the topic area in your text book and study this material
in conjunction with the course material.
Attempt the examples before all tutorials.
When you feel that you have mastered a topic area,
attempt the problem for the topic.
You are required to complete the assigned readings prior to
lectures.
This will help your active participation in class activities.
Self-study in advance is always more beneficial.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 10
11.
12. Main Objectives (minimum skills to be
achieved/demonstrated)
By the last day of class, the student should be able to:
Define porosity, discuss the factors which effect porosity, and
describe the methods of determining values of porosity.
Define the coefficient of isothermal compressibility of reservoir
rock and describe methods for determining values of formation
compressibility.
describe methods for determining values of absolute
permeability.
Explain boundary tension and wettability and their effect on
capillary pressure, describe methods of determining values of
capillary pressure, and convert laboratory capillary pressure
values to reservoir conditions.
Describe methods of determining fluid saturations in reservoir
rock and show relationship between fluid saturation and capillary
pressure.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 12
13. Main Objectives (minimum skills to be
achieved/demonstrated) (Cont.)
Define resistivity, electrical formation resistivity factor,
resistivity index, saturation exponent, and cementation
factor and show their relationship and uses; discuss
laboratory measurement of electrical properties of
reservoir rocks; and demonstrate the calculations
necessary in analyzing laboratory measurements.
Define effective permeability, relative permeability,
permeability ratio; reproduce typical relative
permeability curves and show effect of saturation
history on relative permeability; illustrate the
measurement of relative permeability; and
demonstrate some uses of relative permeability data.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 13
14. Minor Objectives (other skills to be
achieved/demonstrated)
Describe three-phase flow in reservoir rock and
explain methods of displaying three-phase effective
permeabilities, including ternary diagrams.
Demonstrate the techniques of averaging porosity,
permeability, and reservoir pressure data.
Demonstrate capability to perform calculations
relating to all concepts above.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 14
15. Laboratory related outcomes
Apply the knowledge of mathematics, geology,
physics, chemistry as well as other engineering
sciences.
Conduct experiments safely and accurately and to
be able to correctly analyze the results.
Design an engineering process or system to meet
desired needs.
Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
Understand the impact of engineering solutions in
a global, economic, environmental and societal
contest.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 15
16. Side Objectives
Communicational skills
Communicate
successfully and
effectively.
Understand professional
and ethical
responsibilities.
Work in a team
environment
Familiarize with English
language
Academic skills
Systematic research
Reporting
Management skills
Project
time
Computer knowledge
Understand the use of
modern techniques, skills
and modern engineering
tools
Application of internet
and Email
Microsoft Office
Professional software
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 16
17.
18. Presentations (Lectures)
Each session
Consists of different sections (about 4-5 sections)
Consists of about 35 slides
Is divided into 2 parts with short break time
Would be available online
The teaching approach to be employed will involve
lectures and tutorials.
Lecture presentations cover theoretical and practical
aspects, which are also described in the supporting
academic texts and teaching resources.
You are encouraged to ask questions and express feedback
during classes. You are expected to read prescribed materials
in advance of classes to enable active participation.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 18
19. Timing
Last Session (Review)
Areas Covered in This
Lecture
Presentation A
Break Time
Presentation B
Next Session Topics
Last session
(Review)
Session
Outlook
Presentation ABreak
Time
Presentation B
Next Session
Topics
Roll Call
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 19
20. Assessment Criteria
Basis for Course Grade:
Final exam
(Close book)
Attendance
Class activities
Class Projects
Examinations
Grade Range:
90 ≤ A ≤100 (18 ≤ A ≤20)
80 ≤ B ≤ 90 (16 ≤ B ≤18)
70 ≤ C ≤ 80 (14 ≤ C ≤16)
60 ≤ D ≤ 70 (12 ≤ D ≤14)
F < 60 (F <12)
Final
exam
Attendance
Class
activities
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 20
21. Previous Term Scores out of 20 (Q922)
10.0
15.0
20.0
F DE1 F DE2 F LOG F RE2 F RFP
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 21
22. Previous Term (Q922)
Attendance percentage
Students are
expected to
be regular and
punctual in
attendance at
all lectures
and tutorials.
Attendance
will be
recorded
when
applicable.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
DE1 DE2 LOG RE2 RFP
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 22
23.
24. CLS PRJ Topics:
These are intended topics,
addition and/or deletion
of certain problems may
occur as other problems
become available. Multiple
assignments from each
topic are possible.
Porosity (fundamentals and
laboratory measurements).
Permeability (fundamentals
and laboratory
measurements).
Compressibility of reservoir
rocks
(derivations/applications).
Flow in channels and
layered reservoir systems
(derivations/applications).
Capillary pressure
(fundamentals, laboratory
measurements, and
correlations).
Electrical properties
(fundamentals and
laboratory measurements).
Relative permeability
(fundamentals, laboratory
measurements, and
correlations).
Statistical analysis and
correlation of reservoir
data.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 24
25. Format of the Report:
Title page:
Course number, course name,
Experiment number & title, Lab date,
Names of the lab group
Sections to include in each report
Introduction
Objective/purpose of the experiment
Scope of the experiment / Importance
of the parameters measured
How (in general) you obtained the
information you are reporting
Methods
Describe Equipment
Experimental procedure (write it in your
own words)
Methods of analysis (if appropriate)
How did you analyze the data (principle
/ equations used)
Results:
State/tabulate/plot results as applicable
Report both observed and measured
results
Discussion:
Discuss the importance of results
Tie the results of this study to previous
knowledge/works
Comment on the quality of results
Conclusions:
Findings in the study (stick to the results
you measured)
References
Appendices
Raw Data tables
Must include sample calculations
Derivation of equations (if applicable)
Report late submission Policy:
Report must be submitted one week
after experiment unless asked
otherwise. Deduction of 10% grade per
late submission will be applied.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 25
26. Deliverable Format Guidelines
General Instructions:
You must use predefined templates for reporting the
projects
Follow predefine instructions
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27.
28. Safety:
Wear safety goggles when working in the lab
Lab coats or aprons should be worn when appropriate
Flip flops and sandals are prohibited
Restrain loose clothing, hair and jewelry
Never work alone or without an instructor present
Never leave heat sources unattended
Do not eat, drink or smoke in the lab
Dispose of waste properly
Wash hands after spill
Report any accidents to the instructor
Avoid direct contacts with chemicals and reagents
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 28
33. Extra (Beyond scope)
Statistical analysis and correlation of reservoir data
Treating Experimental Data
Simulating experiments using relevant software
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 33
34.
35. خواص آزمایشگاه درس پیشنهادی منابع
مخزن سیاالت
است نشده ارایه منابعی.
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36. Texts and Materials:
(ABT) Torsæter, O., and M. Abtahi. "Experimental
reservoir engineering laboratory work book."
(Q931+RRL+L00) Lecture notes from class
These materials may include
handouts provided in class.
computer files available on the course weblog
…
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 36
38. Major References
(ABT) Torsæter, O., and
M. Abtahi.
"Experimental reservoir
engineering laboratory
work book."
Department of
Petroleum Engineering
and Applied
Geophysics,
Norwegian University
of Science and
Technology (NTNU),
Trondheim (2003).
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 38
39. Major References (Cont.)
Mostafa Mahmoud
Abdel Latief Kinawy,
"Lecture of Reservoir
Engineering
Laboratory“ Petroleum
and Natural Gas
Engineering
Department of King
Saud University (2009).
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40. Side References
Ahmed, T. (2010).
Reservoir engineering
handbook
(Gulf Professional
Publishing).
Chapters:
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43. Class Schedule (Beta)
Lec. 1
Introduction
Lec. 2
Lec. 3
Lec. 4
Lec. 5
Lec. 6
Lec. 7
Lec. 8
Lec. 9
Lec. 10
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 43
44. Details (Beta)
Date Lecture Topic Reading Assignment (prior to class)
01
02
03
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45.
46. Communication Methods
Preferred methods
Break time and mid class
First Point of Contact via
email (Limited)
Will be answered with
some delay
(an hour to a week
according to importance
and requirements)
Mention your personal
and educational info in
emails (Name, Student #,
Course title, Subject)
Avoid following
communication methods
Appointments
Phone calls
Short Message Service
(SMS)
Instant message (IM)
chats
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 46
47. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Class schedule:
Almost all sessions will
be held
Preferred topics:
Course related
Research study
Paper for International
conferences
Articles for national
journals
Avoided helps:
Other courses
Sources, exams, exercises,
class works and so on
B.Sc. Thesis
Aside supervised ones
M.Sc. Conquer
Trainee
Private class
Educational problems
Personal problems
National conference
paper
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 47
52. Petrophysics definition
Petrophysics
(from the Greek petra, "rock" and physis, "nature")
is the study of physical and chemical rock properties and their
interactions with fluids.
A major application of petrophysics is in studying
reservoirs for the hydrocarbon industry.
Petrophysicists are employed
to help reservoir engineers and geoscientists
understand the rock properties of the reservoir,
particularly how pores in the subsurface are interconnected,
controlling the accumulation and migration of hydrocarbons.
Some of the key properties studied in petrophysics are
lithology, porosity, water saturation, permeability and density.
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53. key aspect of petrophysics
A key aspect of petrophysics
is measuring and evaluating these rock properties
by acquiring
well log measurements - in which a string of
measurement tools are inserted in the borehole,
core measurements - in which rock samples are
retrieved from subsurface, and
seismic measurements.
These studies are then combined with geological
and geophysical studies and reservoir engineering
to give a complete picture of the reservoir.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 53
54. Categories of measured properties
While most petrophysicists
work in the hydrocarbon industry, some also
work in the mining and water resource industries.
The properties measured or computed fall into
three broad categories:
conventional (or reservoir) petrophysical properties,
Reservoir models are built upon their measured and derived
properties to estimate the amount of hydrocarbon present in
the reservoir, the rate at which that hydrocarbon can be
produced to the Earth’s surface.
rock mechanical properties, and
ore quality
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55. conventional (or reservoir)
petrophysical properties,
Lithology: rock's physical characteristics:
grain size, composition and texture and etc.
By using log measurements,
such as natural gamma, neutron, density and resistivity
Porosity:
from neutrons or by gamma rays, also sonic and NMR logging.
Water saturation:
from an instrument that measures the resistivity of the rock
Permeability:
From Formation testing, and empirical relationships with
other measurements such as porosity, NMR and sonic logging.
“Net Pay”
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56. Rock mechanical properties
Some petrophysicists use acoustic and density
measurements of rocks to compute their
mechanical properties and strength.
They measure the compressional (P) wave velocity of
sound through the rock and the shear (S) wave velocity
and use these with the density of the rock to compute
the rocks' compressive strength
These measurements are useful to design programs to drill
wells that produce oil and gas.
also used to design dams, roads, foundations for buildings,
They can also be used to help interpret seismic signals from the
Earth, either man-made seismic signals or those from
earthquakes.
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57. Methods of analysis
Coring and core analysis is a direct measurement of
petrophysical properties.
In the petroleum industry rock samples are retrieved
from subsurface and measured by core labs of oil
company or some commercial core measurement
service companies.
This process is time consuming and expensive, thus cannot be
applied to all the wells drilled in a field.
Well Logging is used as a relatively inexpensive
method to obtain petrophysical properties
downhole.
Measurement tools are conveyed downhole using either
wireline or LWD method.
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58. routine core analysis (RCAL)
routine core analysis is
The set of measurements
normally carried out on core plugs or whole core.
These generally include
porosity, grain density, horizontal permeability,
fluid saturation and a lithologic description.
Routine core analyses often include
a core gamma log and measurements of vertical permeability.
Measurements are made at room temperature and
at either atmospheric confining pressure,
formation confining pressure, or both.
Recommended practices for routine core analysis
are available in the API document RP40.
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59. Special core analysis laboratory (SCAL)
In the petroleum industry, special core analysis,
often abbreviated SCAL or SPCAN,
is a laboratory procedure for conducting flow
experiments on core plugs taken from a petroleum
reservoir.
Special core analysis is distinguished from "routine
or conventional core analysis" by adding more
experiments, in particular including
measurements of two-phase flow properties,
determining relative permeability and
capillary pressure.
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60.
61. major sources of petrophysical
properties
Knowledge of petrophysical and hydrodynamic
properties of reservoir rocks are of fundamental
importance to the petroleum engineer.
These data are obtained from two major sources:
core analysis and well logging.
In this course we present some details about the analysis of
cores and review the nature and quality of the information
that can be deduced from cores.
Cores are obtained during the drilling of a well by
replacing the drill bit with a diamond core bit and a
core barrel.
The core barrel is basically a hollow pipe receiving the
continuous rock cylinder, and the rock is inside the core barrel
when brought to surface.
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62. Coring
Continuous mechanical coring is a costly procedure due
to:
The drill string must be pulled out of the hole to replace the
normal bit by core bit and core barrel.
The coring operation itself is slow.
The recovery of rocks drilled is not complete.
A single core is usually not more than 9 m long, so extra trips
out of hole are required.
Coring should therefore be detailed programmed,
especially in production wells.
In an exploration well the coring cannot always be
accurately planned due to lack of knowledge about the
rock.
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63. sidewall coring
Now and then there is a need for sample in an
already drilled interval, and then sidewall coring can
be applied.
In sidewall coring a wireline-conveyed core gun is used,
where a hollow cylindrical “bullet” is fired in to the wall
of the hole.
These plugs are small and usually not very valuable
for reservoir engineers.
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64. The fluid content of the core
During drilling, the core becomes contaminated
with drilling mud filtrate and
the reduction of pressure and temperature
while bringing the core to surface
results in gas dissolution and further expansion of fluids.
The fluid content of the core observed on the
surface cannot be used as a quantitative measure
of saturation of oil, gas and water in the reservoir.
However, if water based mud is used the presence of oil
in the core indicates that the rock information is oil
bearing.
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65. routine core analysis
When the core arrives in the laboratory
plugs are usually drilled 20-30 cm apart throughout the
reservoir interval .
All these plugs are analyzed with respect to
porosity, permeability, saturation and lithology.
This analysis is usually called routine core analysis.
The results from routine core analysis are used in
interpretation and evaluation of the reservoir.
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66. 1. “Petrophysics.” Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia 13 July 2014. Wikipedia. Web. 22
July 2014.
2. (KSU) M. Kinawy. “Reservoir engineering
laboratory manual" Petroleum and Natural
Gas Engineering Department, King Saud
University, Riyadh (2009).
69. 1. Without Distillation methods
2. Soxhlet Extraction method
3. Dean-Stark Distillation-Extraction and
Vacuum Distillation
A. Saturation Determination Experiment
4. Conclusions and Recommendations
70.
71. Cleaning and Saturation
Determination
Objectives:
Cleaning and drying the core samples
Introduction and Theory:
Before measuring porosity and permeability,
the core samples must be cleaned of residual fluids and
thoroughly dried.
The cleaning process may also be a part of fluid saturation
determination.
Fluid saturation is defined as the ratio of the volume of fluid in a
given core sample to the pore volume of the sample
Note that fluid saturation may be reported either as a fraction of
total porosity or as a fraction of effective porosity.
• Since fluid in pore spaces that are not interconnected cannot be
produced from a well, the saturations are more meaningful
if expressed on the basis of effective porosity.
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72. Saturation calculation
The weight of water
collected from the sample
is calculated from
the volume of water
by the relationship
The weight of oil removed
from the core may be
computed as the weight of
liquid less weight of water
WL is the weight of liquids
removed from the core
sample in gram.
Oil volume may then
be calculated as Wo/ρo.
Pore volume Vp is
determined by
a porosity measurement.
and oil and water
saturation
may be calculated by
Gas saturation can be
determined using
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73. Direct Injection & centrifugal
methods
Direct Injection of Solvent
The solvent is injected into the sample
in a continuous process.
The sample is held in a rubber sleeve
thus forcing the flow to be uniaxial.
Centrifuge Flushing
A centrifuge which has been fitted with a special head
sprays warm solvent onto the sample.
The centrifugal force then moves the solvent through
the sample.
The used solvent can be collected and recycled.
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74. Gas Driven method
Gas Driven Solvent Extraction
The sample is placed
in a pressurized atmosphere
of solvent containing dissolved gas.
The solvent fills the pores of sample.
When the pressure is decreased,
the gas comes out of solution,
expands,
and drives fluids out of the rock pore space.
This process can be repeated as many times as
necessary.
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75.
76. Soxhlet extractor
A Soxhlet extractor is a piece of
laboratory apparatus invented
in 1879 by Franz von Soxhlet.
It was originally designed for
the extraction of a lipid from a
solid material.
Typically, a Soxhlet extraction is
only required where the
desired compound has a limited
solubility in a solvent, and the
impurity is insoluble in that
solvent.Soxhlet mechanism
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77. Soxhlet Extraction Apparatus
A Soxhlet extraction
apparatus is the most
common method for
cleaning sample, and is
routinely used by most
laboratories.
As shown in the Figure,
samples to be cleaned
are placed in a porous
thimble inside the
Soxhlet.
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78. Procedure
The solvent (toluene) is
brought to a slow boil in
a Pyrex flask;
Electric or gas heaters
are used to vaporize the
solvent.
its vapors move upwards
and the core becomes
engulfed in the toluene
vapors
(at approximately 110 C).
Eventual water within the
core sample in the
thimble will be vaporized.
water falls from
the base of the
condenser onto the core
sample in the thimble;
the toluene soaks the
core sample and
dissolves any oil with
which it come into
contact.
When the liquid level
within
the Soxhlet tube
reaches the top ofFall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 78
79. Procedure (Cont.)
The extraction process continues for several hours
and is terminated
when no more oil remains in the samples.
This is recognized when the condensing vapors remain
clean because no oils is left in the cores to be dissolved.
After the extraction,
samples are dried in an electric oven.
Sometimes vacuum may also be applied to the oven.
The dried samples are kept
in a desiccator sealed with grease and
has some moisture absorbents at its bottom.
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80. Remarks
A complete extraction may take several days to
several weeks in the case of low API gravity crude
or presence of heavy residual hydrocarbon deposit
within the core.
Low permeability rock may also
require a long extraction time.
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81.
82. Dean-Stark apparatus
The Dean-Stark apparatus or
Dean-Stark receiver or distilling
trap or Dean-Stark Head is a
piece of laboratory glassware
used in synthetic chemistry to
collect water (or occasionally
other liquid) from a reactor.
It was invented by E. W. Dean
and D. D. Stark in 1920 for
determination of the water
content in petroleum.
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83. Dean-Stark distillation procedure
The Dean-Stark
distillation provides a
direct determination of
water content.
The oil and water area
extracted by dripping a
solvent, usually
toluene or
a mixture of acetone
and chloroform,
over the plug samples.
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84. Calculation of water and oil
content
In this method,
the water and solvent are vaporized,
recondensed in a cooled tube in the top of the
apparatus and
the water is collected in a calibrated chamber.
The solvent overflows and
drips back over the samples.
The oil removed from the samples
remains in solution in the solvent.
Oil content is calculated by
the difference between the weight of water recovered
and the total weight loss after extraction and drying.
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85. Vacuum Distillation
The oil and water
content of cores may
be determined by this
method.
As shown in the Figure,
a sample is placed
within a leak-proof
vacuum system and
heated to a maximum
temperature of 230 C.
Liquids within the
sample are vaporized
and
passed through
Vacuum distillation Apparatus
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86.
87. The Experiment Description
Description:
The objective of the experiment is to determine the oil,
water and gas saturation of a core sample.
Procedure:
Weigh a clean, dry thimble.
Use tongs to handle the thimble.
Place the cylindrical core plug inside the thimble,
then quickly weigh the thimble and sample.
Fill the extraction flask two-thirds full with toluene.
Place the thimble with sample into the long neck flask.
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88. The Experiment Procedure
Tighten the ground joint fittings,
but do not apply any lubricant for creating tighter joints.
Start circulating cold water in the condenser.
Turn on the heating jacket or plate and adjust the rate of
boiling so that the reflux from the condenser is a few
drops of solvent per second.
The water circulation rate should be adjusted so that excessive
cooling does not prevent the condenser solvent from reaching
the core sample.
Continue the extraction until the solvent is clear.
Change solvent if necessary.
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89. The Experiment Procedure (Cont.)
Read the volume of collected water in the graduated
tube.
Turn off the heater and cooling water and place the sample into
the oven (from 105 C to 120 C),
• until the sample weight does not change.
The dried sample should be stored in a desiccater.
Obtain the weight of the thimble and the dry core.
Calculate the loss in weight WL,
of the core sample due to the removal of oil and water.
Measure the density of a separate sample of the oil.
Calculate the oil, water and gas saturations after the
pore volume Vp of the sample is determined.
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90. Saturation Determination from The
Experiment
Data and calculations:
Worg: Weight of original saturated sample
Wdry: Weight of desaturated and dry sample
Equations:
D and L are diameter and length of the core sample,
respectively.
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91.
92. direct-injection, centrifugal and
gas driven-extraction methods
The direct-injection method is effective, but slow.
The method of flushing by using centrifuge is
limited to plug-sized samples.
The samples also must have sufficient mechanical
strength to withstand the stress imposed by centrifuging.
However, the procedure is fast.
The gas driven-extraction method is slow.
The disadvantage here is that it is not suitable for poorly
consolidated samples or chalky limestones.
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93. Distillation methods
The distillation in a Soxhlet apparatus is slow, but is
gentle on the samples.
The procedure is simple and very accurate water content
determination can be made.
Vacuum distillation is often used for full diameter
cores because the process is relatively rapid.
It is also frequently used for poorly consolidated cores
since the process does not damage the sample.
The oil and water values are measured directly and
dependently of each other.
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94. solvents
In each of these methods,
the number of cycles or amount of solvent which must
be used depends on
the nature of
the hydrocarbons being removed and
the solvent used.
Often, more than one solvent must be used to
clean a sample.
The solvents selected must not react with the
minerals in the core.
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95. Common solvents
The commonly used
solvents are:
Acetone
Benzene
Benzen-methol Alcohol
Carbon-tetrachloride
Chloroform
Methylene Dichloride
Mexane
Naphtha
Tetra Chloroethylene
Toluene
Trichloro Ethylene
Toluene and benzene
are most frequently used
to remove oil and
methanol and water
is used to remove salt
from interstitial or filtrate
water.
The cleaning procedures
used are specifically
important in special core
analysis tests,
as the cleaning itself may
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96. Drying remarks
The core sample is dried
for the purpose of
removing connate water
from the pores, or
to remove solvents used
in cleaning the cores.
When hydratable
minerals are present,
the drying procedure is
critical since interstitial
water must be removed
without mineral
alteration.
Drying is commonly
performed
in a regular oven or
a vacuum oven at
temperatures between
50 C to 105 C.
If problems with clay
are expected,
drying the samples
at 60 C and
40 % relative humidity
will not damage
the samples.
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97. 1. (ABT) Torsæter, O., and M. Abtahi.
"Experimental reservoir engineering
laboratory work book." Department of
Petroleum Engineering and Applied
Geophysics, Norwegian University of Science
and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim (2003).
Chapter 2
A. (KSU) M. Kinawy. “Reservoir engineering
laboratory manual" Petroleum and Natural Gas
Engineering Department, King Saud University,
Riyadh (2009).
2. “Soxhlet Extractor.” Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia 5 July 2014. Wikipedia. Web. 22
July 2014.
3. “Dean-Stark Apparatus.” Wikipedia, the free
100. 1. Porosity definitions
2. Porosity determination
3. Determination of Bulk Volume
A. Determination of Bulk Volume By Mercury Pump
4. Determination of Grain Volume
5. Pore Volume Determination
A. Pore Volume Determination (Gas Expansion)
6. Effective Porosity Determination by
Helium Porosimeter Method
7. Porosity Determination by Liquid Saturating
Method
101.
102. Porosity importance
One of the essential properties of a reservoir rock
is that it must be porous.
Porosity is therefore an important property and
its accurate determination is relevant
to reserve estimates and
other petroleum engineering calculations.
The porosity of a material defined as the fraction
(or the percentage) of the bulk volume occupied by
pores.
Thus porosity is a measure of the storage capacity of the
rock.
The more porous is the rock, the more is its capacity
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103. Definition of the total (absolute)
porosity and effective porosity
Some of the pores in a rock may be
sealed off from other pores by cementing materials.
These pores, although present and contribute to the
porosity, do not allow passage or withdrawal of fluids.
Two types of porosity may be measured:
total or absolute porosity and effective porosity.
Total porosity is the ratio of
all the pore spaces in a rock
to the bulk volume of the rock.
Effective porosity ϕe is the ratio of
interconnected void spaces to the bulk volume.
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104. Differences between
Absolute and Effective Porosity
Thus, only the effective porosity contains fluids
that can be produced from wells.
For granular materials such as sandstone,
the effective porosity may approach the total porosity,
however, for shales and for highly cemented or
vugular rocks such as some limestones,
large variations may exist
between effective and total porosity.
The difference
between absolute and effective porosity
is known as the dead porosity.
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105. primary vs. secondary porosity
Porosity may be classified according to its origin as
either primary or secondary.
Primary or original porosity
is developed during deposition of the sediment.
Secondary porosity is caused by some geologic process
subsequent to formation of the deposit.
These changes in the original pore spaces
may be created by ground stresses, water movement, or
various types of geological activities
after the original sediments were deposited.
Fracturing or formation of solution cavities
often will increase the original porosity of the rock.
Fall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 105
106. Porosity of different packing types
A maximum theoretical
porosity of 48% is
achieved
with cubic packing (a)
of spherical grains.
The porosity of the
Rhombohedral packing
(b),
which is more
representative of
reservoir conditions, is
26%.
If a second, smaller sizeFall 14 H. AlamiNia Reservoir Rock Laboratory Course (2nd Ed.) 106
107. Effective parameters on porosity
For a uniform rock grain size,
porosity is independent of the size of the grains.
Thus, porosity is dependent on
the grain size distribution and
the arrangement of the grains,
as well as the amount of cementing materials.
Not all grains are spherical, and grain shape also
influences porosity.
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108. Effect of Compaction on Porosity
Compaction
is the process of volume reduction
due to an externally applied pressure.
For extreme compaction pressures,
all materials show some irreversible change in porosity.
This is due to
distortion and crushing of the grain or matrix elements
of the materials, and in some cases, recrystallization.
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109. Formation compressibility
The variation of porosity
with change in pressure
can be represented by
ϕ2 and ϕ1 are porosities
at pressure P2 and P1
respectively, and
cf is formation
compressibility.
Formation
compressibility
is defined as summation
of both grain and pore
compressibility.
For most petroleum
reservoirs, grain
compressibility is
considered to be
negligible. Formation
compressibility can be
expressed as
• dP is change in reservoir
pressure.
• For porous rocks,
the compressibility
depends explicitly on
porosity.
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110.
111. Porosity definition
By definition
It is sometimes convenient to express porosity in
percent. So
Since a rock is composed from pores and grains or
rock matrix, it is obvious that
Bulk volume = grain volume + pore volume
Vb = Vg + Vp and
Vp = Vb – Vg
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112. Porosity calculation
It is clear from the above relations that any two of
the three values Vp, Vg and Vb are sufficient to
determine the value of porosity.
Porosity from pore and bulk volumes
Porosity from pore and grain volumes
Porosity from grain and bulk volumes
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113. Some Notes about Porosity
It must be noticed that
the two volumes used to determine the porosity
must be for the same sample.
Sometimes the bulk and grain densities
may be used instead of bulk and grain volumes.
Depending on the method used,
either absolute or effective porosity will result.
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114. Porosity determination techniques
The porosity of reservoir rock may be determined
by
Core analysis, Well logging technique, Well testing
The question of which source of porosity data is
most reliable cannot be answered without
reference to a specific interpretation problem.
These techniques can all give correct porosity values
under favorable conditions.
The core analysis porosity determination has the advantage
that
no assumption need to be made as to
mineral composition, borehole effects, etc.
However, since the volume of the core is less than the rock
volume which is investigated by a logging device,
porosity values derived from logs
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115. Measurement Methods for
the porosity determination
PoreVolume
Gas Expansion
• Mercury Pump with
a vacuum
• helium Gas
Saturation
Method
Mercury Pump
Washburn
Bunting
GrainVolume
Dry, ϕe
(Unsaturated)
• Gas Expansion
• helium Gas
Saturated, ϕe
• Gravimetric
(Loss of Weight)
• Russell Volumeter
• Pycnometer
Crushed , ϕt
• Russell Volumeter
• Pycnometer
BulkVolume
Dimensional
Coated Sample
• Russell Volumeter
• Gravimetric
(Loss of Weight)
Method
• Mercury
Pycnometer
• Mercury Pump
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116.
117. Bulk Volume Measurement
Although the bulk volume
may be computed from measurements of the
dimensions of a uniformly shaped sample,
the usual procedure utilizes the observation of
the volume of fluid displaced by the sample.
The fluid displaced by a sample can be observed
either volumetrically or gravimetrically.
Gravimetric determinations of bulk volume can be
accomplished by observing the loss in weight of
the sample when immersed in a fluid or by change in
weight of a pycnometer with and without the core
sample.
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118. Sample isolation methods
In either procedure it is necessary to prevent the
fluid penetration into the pore space of the rock.
This can be accomplished
(1) by coating the sample
with paraffin or a similar substance,
(2) by saturating
the core with the fluid into which it is to be immersed, or
(3) by using mercury.
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119. Bulk Volume Determination:
By Measuring the Dimensions
For a regularly shaped sample, the bulk volume is
found by measuring the dimensions of the sample.
For a cylindrical sample with diameter D and length L,
the bulk volume is given by:
For a sample with rectangular cross section
A sliding caliper is used to measure the dimensions.
Different reading are usually taken for the diameter and
length and the average values are used.
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120. Bulk Volume Determination:
By Russell Volumeter
In this case a sample must by
saturated completely with
a non-reacative fluid or coated
by paraffin wax and then placed
in the volumeter.
The difference in the fluid level
before and after the sample gives
the bulk volume of the sample.
If the sample is coated
the volume of the coating
material must be found and
subtracted from the reading.
This obtained by noting the weight
of the coating wax which is
the difference between the weight
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121. Bulk Volume Determination:
Gravimetric (Loss of Weight)
MethodA coated sample is weighed suspended in air and
then suspended in a liquid (water or kerosene).
The difference in weight is the buoyancy force
which is equal to the volume of displaced fluid
multiplied by the density of the fluid.
Since the volume of the displaced fluid is the same
as the volume of immersed solid, then:
volume of coated sample = (W1 – W2) / ρ
W1 = weight in air
W2 = weight in liquid
ρ = density of liquid
The volume of the coating material must be found
and subtracted as explained earlier.
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122. Bulk Volume Determination:
By Mercury Pycnometer
A special steel pycnometer is
used Figure.
It is first filled with mercury.
The top is removed and the
sample placed at the mercury
surface.
The top is then pressed down
allowing excess mercury to
overflow into a beaker.
The excess mercury is then
collected and its volume
determined in a graduated
cylinder.
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123. the bulk density
If the weight of a dry clean sample is determined
before coating or saturating the sample,
the bulk density of the sample
is found from the measured bulk volume.
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124.
125. Mercury porometer
Mercury porometer is designed
to measure the gas space and
bulk volume of a freshly
recovered core sample.
The instrument consists of
a hand operated pump,
a sample cell
The cell
can accommodate a sample
with a bulk volume of 10 to 15 cm3
(a sample with 2.5cm length).
equipped with a needle valve
mounted on its lid.
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126. Bulk Volume Determination:
Mercury Pump, Procedure
The pump consists of
a core chamber, pump cylinder with piston and
wheel, scales and gauges.
First mercury is brought
to a fixed mark above the sample chamber and
the pump is brought to zero reading.
The piston is removed
withdrawing mercury from the chamber.
The sample is then placed in the chamber and
mercury is brought back to the fixed mark.
The reading of the pump scale gives
the bulk volume of the sample.
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127. Mercury injection pump (a) and
porosity through mercury injection
(b)
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128.
129. Methods of
Grain Volume Measurement
The grain volume of pore samples
is sometimes calculated
from sample weight and knowledge of average density.
Formations of varying lithology and, hence,
grain density limit applicability of this method.
Boyle’s law is often employed with helium
as the gas to determine grain volume.
The technique is fairly rapid, and
is valid on clean and dry sample.
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130. Methods of
Grain Volume Measurement
(Cont.)The measurement of the grain volume of
a core sample may also be
based on the loss in weight of
a saturated sample plunged in a liquid.
Grain volume may be measured by
crushing a dry and clean core sample.
The volume of crushed sample is then determined by
(either pycnometer or) immersing in a suitable liquid.
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131. By Russell Volumeter
The Russell Volumeter may be used in the same
way as described in bulk volume determination to
determine the grain volume of a crushed sample.
A part of a clean (extracted) dry sample
is crushed into individual grains.
The grains are weighed by analytical balance and
the volume is determined by Russell Volumeter
(as in the case of bulk volume determination.)
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132. By Pycnometer
Procedure
The pycnometer
is weighed empty (W0)
and then filled with
water
(or kerosene) (W1).
The crushed sample is
weighed then placed
in the empty pycnometer
and the weight
is determined (W2).
(W2 – W0) is the weight
of the crushed grains.
This is more accurate than
the use of the weight
and the total weight is
determined (W3).
The grain volume is then
calculated as follows:
W1 = weight of
pycnometer filled with
fluid
W0 =
weight of empty
pycnometer
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133. Grain volume: Saturating samples
in
Russell Volumeter and pycnometerThe grain volume of a sample (uncrushed) can also
be obtained by Russell Volumeter or
the pycnometer methods
provided the sample is unsaturated (dry) and enough
time is allowed for the fluid to penetrate the pores of
the sample before the readings are taken.
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134. Grain volume: Loss of Weight
Method
The weight of a dry clean sample W1 is
determined.
The sample is then fully saturated with a non-
reactive liquid (instead of a coated sample as in
bulk volume).
The weight of the sample
suspended in the liquid W2 is then determined.
The difference (loss) of weight is divided by the
density of the liquid to find the grain volume of the
sample.
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135. Gas Expansion Method (General)
Many porosimeters are designed to use the
principle of Boyle’s law of gas expansion to
determine the grain volume.
The idea is to allow the remaining volume of a chamber
in which a core is placed (V1 – Vg) at pressure P1 to
expand by an additional volume V2 and read the final
pressure P2.
From Boyle’s Law (at constant temperature).
(V1 – Vg) P1 = (V1 – Vg + V2) P2
knowing V1, V2, P1 and P2 allows the calculation of grain
volume Vg.
Vg = V1 – [(P2 / (P1 – P2)] V2
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136. The helium porosimeter
The helium porosimeter uses the principle of gas
expansion, as described by Boyle’s law.
A known volume (reference cell volume) of helium gas
[V2], at a predetermined pressure [PA], is isothermally
expanded into a sample chamber.
After expansion,
the resultant equilibrium pressure is measured [PB].
This pressure depends on the volume of the sample
chamber [V1] minus the rock grain volume [Vg], and
then the porosity can be calculated.
PA*V2=PB*(V2+V1-Vg)
Vg=V1+V2-(PA/PB)V2=V1-[(PA-PB)/PB]V2
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137. Calculation of grain density
If we know the weight of the dry clean sample for
which the grain volume is determined, the grain
density can be calculated by:
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138.
139. Pore Volume Measurement
All the methods measuring pore volume yield
effective porosity. The methods are based on
either the extraction of a fluid from the rock or
the introduction of a fluid
into the pore spaces of the rock.
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140. Saturation Method Procedure
A dry clean sample is weighed and placed in a
suction flask with two connections to a vacuum
pump and a Separatory funnel.
First the valve is closed and vacuum is applied.
After sufficient vacuum is reached the vacuum pump is
shut off, the valve to the funnel is opened and the liquid
is allowed to saturate the sample.
The sample is kept immersed in the liquid for some time
to allow complete saturation.
The saturated sample is drained from excess liquid and
weighed.
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141. Pore volume calculation by
Saturation Method
The pore volume is then calculated as:
Vp = (W2 – W1) / ρ
W2 = weight of saturated sample
W1 = weight of dry sample
ρ = density of saturating fluid
Notes:
A wetting non-reactive liquid must be used.
Kerosene or tetrachlorethane are usually used.
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142. Washburn Bunting Method
Procedure (obsolete and seldom
used)This method is based on liberating the air from the
pores of the sample by creating vacuum.
This is achieved by first raising the mercury level above
the sample while the valve is open, closing the valve and
then lowering the mercury reservoir so that the mercury
falls below the sample in the chamber.
The collected air is measured under atmospheric
pressure by raising the mercury reservoir until the
mercury level is the same in the two sides.
Air is then allowed to escape and the process is repeated
until no more air is extruded.
The total volume of air (under atmospheric pressure) is
recorded.
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143. Washburn –Bunting type
The experiment is first
run without a sample to
determine the volume
of air adsorbed on the
glass surface of the
apparatus.
This volume is
subtracted from the
total air volume
obtained before to get
the pore volume of the
sample.
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144. Pore volume Determination:
By Mercury Pump
When a rock has a small fraction of void space,
it is convenience to measure porosity
by Mercury injection rather than other methods.
The principle consists of forcing mercury
under relatively high pressure in the rock pores.
A pressure gauge is attached to the cylinder
for reading pressure
under which measuring fluid is forced into the pores.
The volume of mercury entering the core sample is
obtained from the device with accuracy up to 0.01 cm3.
(Approximately a cube with the length of 2 mm)
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145. Mercury Injection procedure
The mercury pump procedure is as follow:
After a dry sample is placed in the core chamber
and the bulk volume is determined,
pressure is applied by moving the piston clockwise
allowing mercury to enter the pores of the sample.
Pressure vs. volume of injected mercury is recorded
until a pressure of 1000 psia is reached.
The final volume reading
gives the pore volume of the sample.
Notes:
Macropores and fractures can be detected by a flat
curve
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146.
147. Gas Expansion Method:
by mercury pump (with a vacuum)
The mercury pump (with a vacuum) gauge is used.
After the bulk volume is determined and mercury
fills the chamber but does not penetrate the sample,
the air in the pores is allowed to expand
by withdrawing the mercury from the chamber.
If the volume of mercury withdrawn is V which is read
on the pump scale then from Boyle’s Law:
Vp P1 = (Vp + V) P2 So: Vp = V[(P2 / (P1 – P2)]
• P1 is initial pressure (atmospheric)
• P2 is the final pressure read on the vacuum gauge
It is clear that if P2 = ½ P1 then Vp = V
• So the pore volume would be equal to the volume of mercury
withdrawn from the chamber to reduce the pressure in the
chamber to half its original (atmospheric) value.
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148. the helium Gas advantages
Helium has advantages over other gases because:
(1) its small molecules rapidly penetrated small pores,
(2) it is inert and
does not adsorb on rock surfaces as air may do,
(3) helium can be considered as an ideal gas (i.e., z = 1.0)
for pressures and temperatures usually employed in the test,
and
(4) helium has a high diffusivity and
therefore affords a useful means
for determining porosity of low permeability rocks.
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149. the helium technique procedure
The helium porosimeter has a reference volume
V1,
at pressure p1, and a matrix cup
with unknown volume V2, and initial pressure p2.
(Pressure p1 and p2 are controlled by the operator;
usually p1 = 100 and p2 = 0 psig).
The reference cell and the matrix cup are
connected
by tubing;
the system can be brought to equilibrium
when the core holder valve is opened,
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150. the helium technique calculation
Boyle’s law is applicable if the expansion takes
place isothermally.
Thus the pressure-volume products are equal before and
after opening the core holder valve:
P1V1 +P2V2 = P(V1+V2)
Solving the equation for the unknown volume, V2:
V2 = (P-P1)V1/(P2-P1)
Since all pressures in the equation must be absolute and
it is customary to set p1 = 100 psig and p2 = 0 psig,
the Eq. may be simplified as follows:
V2 = V1(100-P)/P
• V2 in cm3 is the unknown volume in the matrix cup, and
• V1 in cm3 is the known volume of the reference cell.
• p in psig is pressure read directly from the gauge.
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151. the helium technique correction
factor
Small volume changes occur in the system,
including the changes in tubing and fittings
caused by pressure changes during equalization.
A correction factor, G, may be introduced to correct
for the composite system expansion.
The correction factor G is determined for porosimeters
before they leave the manufacturer, and this correction
is built into the gauge calibration in such a way that it is
possible to read the volumes directly from the gauge.
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152. Schematic diagram of helium
porosimeter apparatus
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153.
154. Descriptions
The determination of the effective liquid porosity
of a porous plug
is the initial part of the measurement of capillary
pressure using porous plate method in core laboratories.
Before the capillary pressure is determined
the volume of the saturating liquid (brine or oil)
in the core must be known.
Thus, the effective liquid porosity of the core
can be calculated in the beginning of
capillary pressure measurement.
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155. Procedure:
Weigh dry Berea plug Wdry,
measure its diameter D, and length L, with calliper
(1 core for each group).
Put the cores in the beaker inside a vacuum
container, run vacuum pump about 1 hour.
Saturate the cores with 36 g/l NaCl brine,
ρ brine = 1.02g/cm3.
Weigh the saturated cores, Wsat.
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156. Calculations and report
Calculate the saturated brine weight,
Wbrine = Wsat-Wdry.
Calculate the pore volume
(saturated brine volume), Vp = Wbrine/ ρbrine.
Calculate effective porosity, ϕ e = Vp/Vb.
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