4.52 µm voxel resolution micro-tomography images of Ketton carbonate rock, part of a study on pore-scale flow physics and upscaling. The dataset provides raw, unsegmented 3D pore space images for analyzing resolution dependency of transport properties like porosity and permeability. It originates from research by the British Geological Survey.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct three-dimensional pore space images from the raw micro-CT scan data for pore-network modeling.
- Analyze the image resolution dependency of predicted petrophysical properties such as porosity and single-phase permeability.
- Use the unsegmented raw data as input for single and two-phase flow simulations with Lattice-Boltzmann or Pore-Network Modeling.
- Study fluid flow in porous media at the pore-scale to upscale average displacement processes from core to reservoir scale.
Strengths
- High-resolution imaging with a precise voxel resolution of 4.52 µm.
- Data is part of a cited, fundamental study on flow in porous media (Shah et al., 2015).
- Originates from the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).
Limitations
- Dataset is unsegmented raw data, requiring significant image processing and reconstruction before analysis.
- The sample is specific to Ketton carbonate, limiting direct applicability to other rock types.
- Lacks provided metadata on sample size, file formats, or data volume for immediate assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) scan.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last updated March 2026.
- Geography
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