Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography

Neutron Tomography – NT is a non-destructive technique, ideal for imaging hydrogen-rich substances even when wrapped up by thick rock layers. In the present study, the NT was employed for investigating the oil concentration and distribution in the mineral Dolomite, a natural oil reservoir. Two types...

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Main Authors: Reynaldo Pugliesi, Marco Antônio Stanojev Pereira, Marcos Leandro Garcia Andrade
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2021-02-01
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1291
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Marcos Leandro Garcia Andrade
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description Neutron Tomography – NT is a non-destructive technique, ideal for imaging hydrogen-rich substances even when wrapped up by thick rock layers. In the present study, the NT was employed for investigating the oil concentration and distribution in the mineral Dolomite, a natural oil reservoir. Two types of Dolomite samples, one of which dry, and the second one in oil-saturated were prepared. The applied oil was EMCAplus® 070 usually employed in permeability experiments to reproduce conditions of natural oil reservoirs. Three small fragments of the dry sample and three of the oil sample were inspected by NT and the comparison between the obtained results enabled, to distinguish several regions in which the oil is stored, to indicate that the oil is dispersed throughout the volume of the samples, and to quantify the storage concentration. The obtained data for oil concentration, for the three fragments, were compared to each other and to the one obtained by the conventional gravimetric technique, and they agreed within their uncertainties, demonstrating the viability of the NT technique to inspect, either in a qualitative as in a quantitative level, this oil reservoir mineral.
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spelling doaj-art-16a16cc3c0ab45b68e2b2d43cf78e3372025-08-20T03:13:10ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122021-02-0183A (Suppl.)10.15392/bjrs.v8i3A.12911003Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomographyReynaldo Pugliesi0Marco Antônio Stanojev Pereira1Marcos Leandro Garcia Andrade2Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SP. Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 2242, Butantã, Cidade Universitária, CEP 05508 000, São Paulo – SP, BrasilInstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SPInstituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares IPEN-CNEN/SPNeutron Tomography – NT is a non-destructive technique, ideal for imaging hydrogen-rich substances even when wrapped up by thick rock layers. In the present study, the NT was employed for investigating the oil concentration and distribution in the mineral Dolomite, a natural oil reservoir. Two types of Dolomite samples, one of which dry, and the second one in oil-saturated were prepared. The applied oil was EMCAplus® 070 usually employed in permeability experiments to reproduce conditions of natural oil reservoirs. Three small fragments of the dry sample and three of the oil sample were inspected by NT and the comparison between the obtained results enabled, to distinguish several regions in which the oil is stored, to indicate that the oil is dispersed throughout the volume of the samples, and to quantify the storage concentration. The obtained data for oil concentration, for the three fragments, were compared to each other and to the one obtained by the conventional gravimetric technique, and they agreed within their uncertainties, demonstrating the viability of the NT technique to inspect, either in a qualitative as in a quantitative level, this oil reservoir mineral.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1291petroleum prospectionoil reservoir mineralsneutron tomography.
spellingShingle Reynaldo Pugliesi
Marco Antônio Stanojev Pereira
Marcos Leandro Garcia Andrade
Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
petroleum prospection
oil reservoir minerals
neutron tomography.
title Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
title_full Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
title_fullStr Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
title_full_unstemmed Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
title_short Concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral Dolomite studied by neutron tomography
title_sort concentration and distribution of oil in the reservoir mineral dolomite studied by neutron tomography
topic petroleum prospection
oil reservoir minerals
neutron tomography.
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/1291
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