Connectivity pattern of cleat networks after X–ray CT inspection of the sample (resolution 24430μm). The biggest connected cleat array in the sample (resolution of X–ray CT–30 μm) is shown in 245blue, other connected cleat volumes are shown in different colors.
New publication in the framework on the Regalor project
The main objective of this publication is to give an insight of the type and structural relations of fractures in the Lorraine coal, through X-Ray tomography.
Le 3D treatment of cleats allows to distinguish numerous interconnected fracture systems in the studied samples. This natural fracture in coal could facilitate the CBM extraction.
The original publication:
Natural fracture systems in CBM reservoirs of the Lorraine-Saar coal basin from the standpoint of X-ray computer tomography
Vitaliy Privalov 1,2, Jacques Pironon 1, Philippe de Donato 1, Raymond Michels 1, Christophe Morlot 1 et Alain Izart 1
- 1 CNRS, GeoRessources Lab, Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, F-54506 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- 2 M.P. Semenenko Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Ore Formation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, UA-03142 Kyiv, Ukraie
Link to the original publication: https://doi.org/10.3390/IECG2020-08772