An Experimental Investigation on the Rock Mechanical Behavior of Synthetic Layered Systems and Load-Cycling of its Individual Constituents

Many authors already made an attempt to understand the effect of load-cycling on material strength and the evolution of elastic parameters. However, until now there was no study on the effect of load-cycling on the evolution of elastic parameters over the complete stress strain curve, i.e. the linear elastic regime, the fracturing regime, and...

Study on the connectivity of the North and South Block of the Tambaredjo Oilfield below the Saramacca River, near the Jossi Area

Suriname’s black gold is produced from the Tambaredjo oilfield as of the 25th of November 1982 by use of vertical production wells. Modern technology makes it possible to develop the field in a more challenging way by making use of deviated to horizontal wells where and when needed. The Tambaredjo oilfield is encountered North and South of the...

Effect of oil on foam flow in porous media modeled by the Stochastic Bubble Population model

The Stochastic Bubble Population (SBP) model invented in 2006 by Prof. Dr. Zitha has been improved to take in account for the oil presence in the porous medium through which foam flows. The assumptions of the SBP model are that foam flow in porous media is a complex fluid and bubble generation is a stochastic process. The SBP model is a simple...

Salt crystallization at the surface of consolidated porous media as determined by micro-CT imaging

The crystallization of salt is a major issue in many fields of engineering. Recently, Veran-Tissoires et al. presented new research in the study of the precipitation of salt at the surface of an unconsolidated porous medium (known as efflorescence), as a consequence of evaporation of brine from within this porous medium. It is observed that the...