The Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of our high-spec equipment has been designed and built in-house by our engineers and technicians. Our key equipment in the Subsurface Laboratory is listed below, A range of ancillary equipment, such as Gas Chromatograph, Ion Chromatograph, Autoclave, etc supports our experiments. We work with other CSIRO laboratories and facilities to complement our research.

We build to order! We have sold several of our isotherm rigs to domestic and international clients. If you are interested in our customisable rigs, please contact Michael Camilleri.

 

Mr Michael Camilleri

Laboratory Manager, CSIRO Energy

 

Core Flooding Rigs x5​

  • Technical specifications​
    • CO2, CH4, H2 capable
    • Temperature range: 30 up to 150°C ​
    • Pressure range: VAC to up to 47.5 MPa ​
    • Sample size: Lmax = 140 mm, Dmax = 89 mm​
    • Multi-component (gas-liquid)
    • Multi-gas (in-line gas chromatograph)
  • Example experimental investigations
    • Seal characterisation (adsorption, diffusion, breakthrough, capillary pressure,….)​
    • Reservoir characterisation (core flooding, relative permeability​, storage capacity,…)​​

Static Reactor Cells x21​

  • Technical specifications​
    • CO2, CH4, H2 capable
    • Temperature range: 30 up to max 350°C​
    • Pressure range: 0 to up to 35 MPa
    • Volume: up to 900 ml
  • Example experimental investigations:​​
    • Geochemical and/or microbial interactions between the fluids-rock system at reservoir temperature and pressure (static conditions)
    • Generation of H2 from rock material at reservoir temperature and pressure (static conditions)
    • Generation of CH4 from microbial activity (anoxic experiments) at reservoir temperature and pressure (static conditions)
    • Chemical behaviour of fluids (incl. fracturing fluids) at reservoir temperature and pressure (static conditions)

Gravimetric Isotherm Rig (hyperlink)​​

  • Technical specifications​
    • Characterise up to 4 samples in parallel using weight measurements
    • Temperature range: 30 to 150°C​
    • Pressure range: 0 to 30 MPa​
    • Sample volume (max):  4 x 110 cm3
    • Particularly suited to characterise heterogeneous material where larger quantities are required to achieve representative results 
  • Example experimental investigations
    • Characterisation of adsorption and diffusion properties of shale, coal, zeolites

High Pressure High Temperature Isotherm Rig​

  • Technical specifications​
    • CO2, CH4, H2 capable
    • Temperature range: 30 to 220°C ​
    • Pressure range: 0 to 26 MPa​
    • Sample volume (max):  2 x 110 cm3
    • Characterise up to 2 samples in parallel using volumetric measurements
    • Particularly suited to characterise heterogeneous material where larger quantities are required to achieve representative results 
  • Example experimental investigations
    • Characterisation of adsorption and diffusion properties of shale, coal, zeolites​

Pendant Drop Cell ​

  • Technical specifications​
    • Temperature range: 30 to 50°C​
    • Pressure range: VAC to 15 MPa
  • Example experimental investigations
    • Contact angle between gases and geological materials in pore fluid​​
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