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Oil and Gas Research

Reservoir rocks are inherently complex, shaped by heterogeneous grains, pores, and fractures that govern how fluids move underground. Tescan’s dynamic, multiscale micro-CT workflow captures this complexity through real-time, non-destructive 3D imaging—from full cores to sub-micron pores. By revealing how oil, water, CO₂, or hydrogen interact within rock formations, it empowers better recovery, storage, and modeling strategies across energy applications.

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Dynamic Pore scale Fluid flow

Understanding fluid movement through rocks and soil is key to processes like rainwater infiltration, pollutant migration, and underground storage of hydrogen or CO₂. Flow depends on pore structure, mineral composition, and fluid properties. Tesca dynamic micro-CT systems enable fast imaging to capture real-time, unsteady flow processes, revealing complex fluid behavior within rock and soil pores. 

  • Accelerate the energy transition – Micro-CT supports the development of safe and efficient CO₂ and H₂ storage technologies critical for achieving global climate goals and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 

  • Reveal pore-scale mechanisms – Provides 3D visualization of fluid flow, trapping, and wettability at subsurface conditions, enabling accurate prediction of CO₂ and H₂ behavior in reservoir rocks.

  • Ensure storage integrity and efficiency – Quantifies saturation, capillary trapping, and geochemical interactions to assess long-term containment and optimize recovery performance.

     
2_Dynamic CT of multiphase flow. Pore filling events and event size are colorcoded as a function of time (blue=beginning, red=end)-2
Multiscale Micro-CT Imaging from Core to Pore

Understand complex rock structures in true 3D—from full core plugs to sub-micron pores. Multiscale micro-CT imaging captures every detail, revealing porosity, fractures, and mineral textures without cutting the sample. A single workflow that drives better reservoir modeling, EOR design, and recovery performance.

  • Core-to-Pore Visibility – Visualize large-scale heterogeneities and fine pore structures within the same dataset.

  • Integrated Multiscale Workflow – Combine wide-field and high-resolution scans to capture full geological context.

  • Accurate Digital Rock Models – Extract porosity, permeability, and fracture data for realistic reservoir simulation.

  • Preserve Sample Integrity – Achieve complete, non-destructive characterization for long-term analysis and testing.

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Tescan Solutions

for Oil and Gas Research

Tescan UniTOM XL

Large-volume dynamic imaging for reservoir core samples 

TESCAN UniTOM XL provides high-throughput, non-destructive imaging of full core plugs and large fragments. 

  • High-speed scanning with customizable field of view 

  • Ideal for visualizing pores and fractures across entire samples 

  • Supports integrated multiscale workflows

Tescan UniTOM HR

High-resolution micro-CT for sub-micron pore analysis 

Designed for pore-level exploration, UniTOM HR delivers detailed views of tight formations and microstructures. 

  • Sub-micron voxel resolution 

  • Enables accurate pore network extraction and segmentation

  • Well suited for digital rock typing and fine-scale modeling

Explore the system that moves your research forward 

Tescan instruments are designed to help you get answers. Fast and precisely. Talk to our experts and see the solution in action. 

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