Impact of methane adsorption on tight rock permeability measurements using pulse-decay

The permeability of the rock is usually measured by the injection of gas using Darcy's flow model(pulse-decay).For oil formations,helium and nitrogen are the most common gases used to measure the permeability of the rock.However,recent approaches are based on the use of methane as it minimizes the properties difference between the testing fluid and reservoir fluid.This work focused on the latter approach to compute the correction of gas adsorption.The most widely used model is Cui et al.model that is based on Langmuir adsorption isotherm.In this work,we introduced a modified model that is based on Freundlich isotherm.This model also includes the correction for gas adsorption such as Freundlich isotherms proved to be more appropriate for the adsorption on intact reservoir rock.The model is based on gas and rock properties and reduced pressure and temperature were used to accommodate the gas compressibility.The modified model can also capture effective porosity of adsorption(a)that can correct the pulse-decay storage capacity parameters a and b.The permeability estimation of ultra-tight samples using the modified approach is enhanced owing to the correction in the storage volume and rock porosity.Including the proper adsorption isotherm enhanced the porosity estimation because Langmuir isotherm yielded 11%porosity and Freundlich isotherm yielded 12%porosity.Similar results were obtained in the permeability estimation,Langmuir isotherm resulted in a 1.5%error compared to zero error in the Freundlich isotherm estimation.

Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion MR Imaging Measurements of Endothelial Permeability: Differentiation between Atypical and Typical Meningiomas

BACKGROUND: AND PURPOSE: The measurement of relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) and the volume transfer constant (K(trans)) by means of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) perfusion MR imaging (pMRI) can be useful in characterizing brain tumors. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the utility of these measurements in differentiating typical meningiomas and atypical meningiomas. METHODS: Fifteen patients with pathologically confirmed typical meningiomas and seven with atypical meningiomas underwent conventional imaging and DCE pMRI before resection.rCBV measurements were calculated by using standard intravascular

Prediction of Transverse Permeability for Unidirectional Fiber Tows Based on the Homogenization Theory

The transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber tows is calculated using homogenization method.Each fiber tow consisting of 21 filaments is arranged in uniform square packing.Stokes governing equation is analogized with Lame equation used in the linear elasticity problem and is solved by the finite element code ANSYS.The prediction for transverse permeability of unidirectional fiber obtained by the homogenization approach is compared with other analytical methods.The result shows a good agreement with Kozeny-Carman equation and Gebart square packing model.A model for nonuniform fiber distribution and measurement technology are proposed.It can be found that the experimental result is in excellent agreement with predicted permeability in the nonuniform distribution model.