Relating x-ray attenuation measurements to water content and distribution in SB-15D core
Making improved estimates of the water content of The Geysers reservoir is fundamental to efficient and economic long term production of steam power from the resource. A series of coordinated physical properties measurements form core recovered from the SB-15D, reported in this volume in a series of papers, have been made to better understand water storage and to relate water content and distribution to observable geophysical properties such as electrical conductivity and seismic velocities. A principal objective here is to report new interpretations of x-ray scans made within 72 hours of core recovery from SB-15D, which suggest, taking advantage of preliminary measurements of capillary suction for metagraywacke, that water content was low in much of the preserved core.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 434342
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-125334; CONF-9608163-3; ON: DE97050752
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Research results from the Geysers coring project symposium, Santa Rosa, CA (United States), 27-28 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 30 Sep 1996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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