NMR technology is a versatile approach to analyse surface-fluid and fluid-fluid interactions over length-scales stretching from atomic to pore and core lengths (centimetre). Our team of experts combine strong experimental capabilities with numerical simulation to provide analysis of porous media across a range of applications
Our Competitive Advantage
- Characterization of pore-space and transport in natural porous materials, including multi-phase flow (NMR and micro-CT)
- Advanced studies of dynamic processes e.g. capturing kinetics of cement hydration and reactive flow in carbonates
- Interaction of colloids with solid surfaces e.g. wettability reversal
- Characterization of petroleum fluids using a set of industrial standard practices
- Enhanced interpretation of NMR responses using "Morphy/NMR" pore-scale simulator on tomographic images
Recent Research Projects
- Two active ARC DP projects: wettability alteration and colloid transport
- Two active ARC LP projects: low salinity water flooding / cement hydration
- Two active industry projects licensing petrophysical simulation software “morphy” including NMR simulation
Successful Applications
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Commercialisation through a spin-off company Digital Core Pty, which merged with Numerical Rocks AS to form Lithicon, acquired by FEI in 2014 for A$76 million (now part of ThermoFisher).
Our Partners
- BP
- OMV
- Petrobras
- Santos
- Total
- Wintershall
Facilities & Infrastructure
- 2 MHz Rock Core Analyzer, 13 MHz MOUSE set, high-pressure high-temperature flow cell and high-precision continuous pumps: 1H NMR relaxation, diffusion, correlations (T1-T2, T2-D) and exchange (T2-T2); 1D spin density, T1 and T2 profiles, flow propagators
- 43 MHz Spinsolve diffusion/carbon with temperature control
- 5th generation helical micro-CT in custom led-lined room with high-level environmental controls
- Established collaboration with MWAC NMR facility team (liquid- and solid-state NMR spectroscopy and EPR)
