Core analysis is a suite of laboratory and computational methods applied to cylindrical rock samples retrieved from subsurface formations to quantify petrophysical and geomechanical properties relevant to reservoir characterization and simulation. Conventional core analysis typically measures porosity, permeability, fluid saturation, grain density, and capillary pressure using techniques such as gas expansion porosimetry, steady-state and unsteady-state flow tests, and mercury injection capillary pressure. Special core analysis (SCAL) extends these methods to include relative permeability, wettability, electrical properties, and stress-dependent behavior under reservoir conditions, often integrating imaging (e.g., micro-CT), digital rock physics, and advanced core flooding protocols to parameterize multi-phase flow and geomechanical models.
New research led by the University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program (Hawai'i Sea Grant), the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed a 253-year-old core ...
Ecology
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A Missouri S&T research team is studying asphalt binders, the materials that hold road materials together, to better understand how they perform and help improve the durability of Missouri's roads. Because roads are constantly ...
Environment
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Ecology
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"What goes on in Antarctica doesn't stay in Antarctica—it has global implications," Geology tauira Natalie-Jane Reid says. Reid is one of two Otago Ph.D. candidates who contributed to an Antarctic sediment core workshop at ...
Earth Sciences
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A new study published in the open-access Biodiversity Data Journal suggests that spider webs—particularly those incorporating environmental debris—can serve as natural, non-destructive collectors of fungal material in agricultural ...
Ecology
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It was the hardest field trip they had ever been on, but the result was both surprising and exciting. After hiking 9 kilometers with a 400-meter elevation gain and carrying heavy backpacks through very rocky terrain, the ...
Earth Sciences
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Ecology
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Farmers have long debated which practices do the most to keep their soil healthy. Now, after pulling data from 21 long-term field trials scattered across the United States, a multi-state research team has found cover crop ...
Agriculture
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Navigating monolithic icebergs, massive ocean waves and sub-zero snowstorms, CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator is a workhorse for Antarctic science. In just over 11 years and spread across seven voyages, the vessel ...
Earth Sciences
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Ice cores taken from glaciers reveal the air pollution of the past, using atmospheric particles incorporated in snow that fell on the glacier and became ice. Now, scientists have extracted a record of thousands of years' ...
Earth Sciences
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