<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The article presents the concept of a computer system for interpreting unconventional oil and gas deposits with the use of X-ray computed tomography results. The functional principles of the solution proposed are presented in the article. The main goal is to design a product which is a complex and useful tool in a form of a specialist computer software for qualitative and quantitative interpretation of images obtained from X-ray computed tomography. It is devoted to the issues of prospecting and identification of unconventional hydrocarbon deposits. The article focuses on the idea of X-ray computed tomography use as a basis for the analysis of tight rocks, considering especially functional principles of the system, which will be developed by the authors. The functional principles include the issues of graphical visualization of rock structure, qualitative and quantitative interpretation of model for visualizing rock samples, interpretation and a description of the parameters within realizing the module of quantitative interpretation.</p></abstract>

The article presents the concept of a computer system for interpreting unconventional oil and gas deposits with the use of X-ray computed tomography results. The functional principles of the solution proposed are presented in the article. The main goal is to design a product which is a complex and useful tool in a form of a specialist computer software for qualitative and quantitative interpretation of images obtained from X-ray computed tomography. It is devoted to the issues of prospecting and identification of unconventional hydrocarbon deposits. The article focuses on the idea of X-ray computed tomography use as a basis for the analysis of tight rocks, considering especially functional principles of the system, which will be developed by the authors. The functional principles include the issues of graphical visualization of rock structure, qualitative and quantitative interpretation of model for visualizing rock samples, interpretation and a description of the parameters within realizing the module of quantitative interpretation.

Technical Note. The Concept of a Computer System for Interpretation of Tight Rocks Using X-Ray Computed Tomography Results

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The article presents the concept of a computer system for interpreting unconventional oil and gas deposits with the use of X-ray computed tomography results....

Technical Note. The Concept of a Computer System for Interpretation of Tight Rocks Using X-Ray Computed Tomography Results

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0010

Keywords
tight gas, shale gas, X-ray computed tomography, tight rocks, computer system for rock analysis

© by Magdalena Habrat

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Technical Note. The Concept of a Computer System for Interpretation of Tight Rocks Using X-Ray Computed Tomography Results

Published Online: May 17, 2017

Page range: 101 - 107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2017-0010

Keywordstight gas, shale gas, X-ray computed tomography, tight rocks, computer system for rock analysis

© by Magdalena Habrat

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
tight gas, shale gas, X-ray computed tomography, tight rocks, computer system for rock analysis