CT based analysis of rock samples can help with the development of oil fields.
Extensive studies of soil and rock strata with reference to their geological and physical soil properties take place before oil fields are developed and production plants are erected. The aim of these studies is to obtain information about the composition and structure of soilsamples taken from different depths. Liquid flowability and rock porosity in the individual strata play a central role thereby. Natural conditions such as gravity, pressure and temperature must have their effect on the bore sample for simulations of flow behavior during CT measurement. The type of rock, a three-dimensional reconstruction of the rock and the heterogeneity of the rock's pore structure can all be defined with the help of computed tomography. These details provide inferences as to the saturation capability of the rock samples extracted.
