Quantifying the porosity of natural reservoirs with nuclear magnetic resonance

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Natural reservoirs are geological formations that store fluids in their pores allowing fluids to flow throughout the rock. These formations are crucial to the energy value chain, for example, they contribute to the production of hydrocarbons, transport of geothermal energy, and carbon storage. Candidate reservoirs for storing or producing fluids are assessed based on their porosity and permeability, which indicate the effective storage volume and the fluid transmissibility, respectively. Therefore, a tool is needed to measure a reservoir's pore distribution without being influenced by the properties of the surrounding rock formation.

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The author would like to acknowledge the support of GeoLatinas and the Wolfson Multiphase Flow Laboratory team at the University of Leeds.

School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Daniela Navarro-Perez

Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile

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Navarro-Perez, D. Quantifying the porosity of natural reservoirs with nuclear magnetic resonance. Nat Rev Earth Environ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-023-00441-w

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Published: 25 May 2023

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