PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON
RECENT ADVANCES IN MR APPLICATIONS TO POROUS MEDIA
MRPM1
 
 
University of Bologna,
Bologna, Italy
14-16 November 1990
 
 
A special issue of:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (vol. 9, 5, 1991)
 
 
Edited by:
G.C. Borgia
R. J. S. Brown
P. Fantazzini
J. Gore
P. Mansfield
B. Maraviglia
E. Mesini
L. Sgubini
 
 
The Meeting was organised by the University of Bologna and "Associazione Nazionale Ingegneri Minerari"
with the co-operation of Agip and support of:
Banca Popolare Pesarese e Ravennate
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Schlumberger Italiana S.p.A.
Selm Petroleum
Stelar s.n.c.
Zurigo Assicurazioni
 
 
INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE ORGANISING COMMITTEE
G. Brighenti (I)
J. C. Gore (USA)
G. C. Borgia (I)
R. J. S. Brown (USA)
P. Fantazzini (I)
G. Ghilardotti (I)
P.Mansfield (UK)
E. Mesini (I)
F. Podo (I)
G. Sclocchi (I)
G. C. Borgia (I - chairman)
F.A. Ciancabilla (I)
E. Mesini (I)
P. Ballestrazzi (I)
S. Viola (I)

 

The Conference was divided into 4 Sessions.
The Chairs were as follows:

Session I:
R.J.S. Brown
Session II:
B. Maraviglia
Session III :
P. Mansfield
Session IV:
L. Sgubini

CONTENTS
EDITORIAL

1990 BOLOGNA MEETING ON NMR APPLICATIONS TO POROUS MEDIA
G.C. Borgia, R.J.S. Brown, P. Fantazzini, and E. Mesini


PLENARY SESSION: SPATIALLY NONRESOLVED NMR STUDIES IN HIGH SURFACE-TO-VOLUME RATIO SYSTEMS
Session Chairman: R.J.S. BROWN

Magnetic Relaxation in Porous Media
K.S. Mendelson

Nuclear Magnetism and Transport in Porous Media
L.M. Schwartz, D.J. Wilkinson, S. Kostek, D.L. Johnson, and J.R. Banavar

Influence of Field Gradient Strength in NMR Studies of Diffusion in Porous Media
P. Callaghan, D. MacGowan, K.J. Packer, and F.O. Zelaya

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Reservoir Core Plugs: A Preliminary Investigation of the Influence of Mineralogy on T 1
T. Skjetne, T.E. Southon, B. Hafskjold, 0. Selle, I. Svorstl?)l, A.T. Buller, H. RuesHitten, A. Brayshaw, and M.Z. Kalarn

Pore-Size Distributions from NMR Spin-Lattice Relaxation Data
S. Davies, K.J. Packer, D.R. Roberts, and F.O. Zelaya

Problems in Identifying Multimodal Distributions of Relaxation Times for NMR in Porous Media
R.J.S. Brown, G.C. Borgia, P. Fantazzini, and E. Mesini

A Proton Relaxation Study of Immiscible Liquid Arrangement in Microporous Structures
G.C. Borgia, P. Fantazzini, G. Fanti, E . Mesini, L. Terzi, G. Valdre

Bound Water in Heterogeneous System Relaxometry: An Ill-Defined Concept
P. Gillis, S. Peto, and R.N. Muller

Study of Relaxation Mechanisms in Clay/Water Systems. Determination of the Surface Area. Application to Cements
M. Letellier, D. Tinet, R. Maggion, and J. Fripiat

Proton Relaxation of Liquid Crystal Droplets Dispersed in a Polymer Matrix
B.M. Fung and C.W. Cross

Can We See, by Proton Spin Relaxation, a Percolation Transition Upon Drying Controlled Pore Size Glass?
H. Haranczyk, K.G. Soga, R.J. Rumm, and M.M. Pintar

Self-Regulation of Metallic Ion Concentration in Wet Porous Glass
K.G. Soga, H. Haranczyk, R.J. Rumm, and M.M. Pintar

Relaxation and Dynamical Properties of Water in Partially Filled Porous Materials Using NMR Techniques
W.P. Halperin, S. Bhattacharja, and F. D'Orazio


ROUND TABLE: EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE BETWEEN POROUS MEDIA CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOMEDICAL NMR STUDIES
Chairman: B. MARAVIGLIA

Round Table Introduction
B. Maraviglia

A Prospective Model System to Mimic the Average NMR Properties of Water in a Rock Matrix
G. Maddinelli, J.L.A. Williams, and D.G. Taylor

Round Table Discussion and Comments
P. Mansfield

Reorientation Mediated by Translational Diffusion as a Mechanism for Nuclear Magnetic Relaxation of Molecules Confined in Surface Layers
R. Kimmich

Some Considerations of the Round Table Subject
M.M. Pintar

Comments on Work in the Herchel Smith Laboratory in Cambridge
L.D. Hall

Double Resonance Mapping of Liquids in Porous Materials
F. DeLuca, R. Campanella, A. Bifone, and B. Maraviglia


PLENARY SESSION: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN POROUS MEDIA
Session Chairman: P. MANSFIELD

Ingress of Water into Solid Nylon: Diffusion Studies by NMR Imaging
P. Mansfield, R.W. Bowtell, S.J. Blackband, and M. Cawley

Visualisation of Fluid Displacement in Rock Cores by NMR Imaging
J.L.A. Williams, D.G. Taylor, G. Maddinelli, P. Enwere, and J.S. Archer

Flow Measurement in Porous Media by Echo-Planar Imaging
D.N. Guilfoyle and P. Mansfield

Towards Validation of Porous Media Models Using NMR Imaging and Image-Analysis Techniques
G.J. Nesbitt, A. de Groot, T.W. Fens, and J.H. M. Bonnie

Spatially Resolved NMR and NQR in Solids
R. Kimmich

Application of Single Species Chemical Shift Imaging to Sandstone Cores
S. Patz, M.E. Stromski, M. Hrovat, C. Straley, and L.M. Schwartz

Low-Contrast Secondary Imbibition in Long Rock Cores
E.J. Fordham, M.A. Horsfield, C. Hall, and L.D. Hall

Chemical Shift Imaging of Fluid Filled Porous Rocks
J.M. Dereppe, C. Moreaux, and K. Schenker

Spatially Resolved T1 Relaxation Measurements in Reservoir Cores
J.J. Attard, T.A. Carpenter, L.D. Hall, S. Davies, M.J. Taylor, and K.J. Packer

NMR Imaging Applied to Various Studies of Porous Media
G. Guillot, A. Trokiner, L. Darrasse, A. Dupas, F. Ferdossi, G. Kassab, J.P. Hulin, P. Rigord, and H. Saint-Jalmes

Use of a High Magnetic Field to Visualize and Study Fluids in Porous Media
C. Chardaire-Riviere and J.C. Roussel

The Limits of NMR Imaging
S. Sykora

NMR Narrowing Method for the Imaging of Porous Media
F. DeLuca, P. Fattibene, N. Lugeri, and B. Maraviglia

Trends in NMR Studies of Paramagnetic Gd(III) Complexes as Potential Contrast Agents in MRI
S. Aime, L. Barbero, and M. Botta

Water Proton Relaxation Rate Enhancements as a Function of Magnetic Field Strength and Nature and Size of Paramagnetic Solutes
I. Bertini, F. Capozzi, and C. Luchinat


ROUND TABLE: TRENDS IN NMR STUDIES IN THE FIELD OF UNDERGROUND FLUIDS RECOVERY
Chairman: L. SGUBINI

Round Table Introduction
L. Sgubini

Automated Core Analysis by 1H NMR Spectroscopy
P.N. Tutunjian, H.J. Vinegar, and W.A. Edelstein

Oil Core NMR Imaging/Spectroscopy Instrumentation
W.A. Edelstein

Contribution of NMR Imaging Technique in the Study of the Polyphasic Flow in Porous Media
J.L.A. Williams, G. Maddinelli, D.G. Taylor, P. Enwere, and J.S. Archer

New Horizons: From the Lab to the Field
C. Straley

Relation of Spin-Lattice Relaxation Time to Pore Geometry and Permeability
K.S. Mendelson

Three-Dimensional and Flow-Weighted NMR Imaging of Pore Connectivity in a Limestone
J.W. Gleeson and D.E. Woessner

Need for Standardization and Full Specification of Laboratory Measurements in NMR Applications to Porous Media
R.J.S. Brown, G.C. Borgia, P. Fantazzini, and E. Mesini

GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
G.I. Brighenti

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