Technical Data:

-       Third generation scanner with X-ray beam energies up to 150 kV.

-       Scan time: 2 seconds.

-       Spatial resolutions: 512 x 512 pixels/image.

-       Minimum voxel size: 0.2 x 0.2 x 1 mm.

-       Sample size: Cores 6” diameter and 3+ ft long. The length of the sample is limited by the weight which the table can support (250 lbs).

-       Rapid transfer of data from the CT scanner to dedicated computer for porosities, permeabilities and saturations calculations.

-       Rapid, accurate and repeatable positioning of the rock sample within the X-ray beam for performing automated series of scans.

-       Spatial permeability distributions calculated using porosity values from CT and porosity-permeability correlation from PIA or from probe minipermeametry.

Foamy oil experiment - preparation for a scan
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Foamy oil experiment setup