Rock-on-Chip Micromodels
A standard line of rock-on-chip microfluidic micromodels with holder tooling for pore-scale flow studies in oil and gas.
| Chip material | Silicon / glass; borosilicate glass |
|---|---|
| Pore channel width | 10–20 µm |
| Channel depth | 1 / 5 / 10 µm |
| Porosity | 21.2% |
| Permeability | 5–330 mD |
| Working volume | 20.1–87.1 nL |
| Ports | 4–6 |
| Pressure (native) | 2200 psi |
| Pressure in holder | up to 15,000 psi (~1034 bar) |
| Glass-holder conditions | up to ~80 bar / 80 °C |
| Geometry variants | Physical rock, uniform, random network |
Rock-on-a-Chip is a line of microfluidic micromodels that reproduce reservoir pore-space geometry on a silicon-and-glass die. The transparent glass part of the chip lets you observe fluid flow, oil displacement and phase interaction in real time under a microscope.
The line covers the core flow-study scenarios: screening of polymer and chemical formulations for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), gas injection, and determination of solid-precipitation conditions.
The chips run inside a microfluidic holder. Silicon-glass chips withstand pressures up to 1000 atm, enabling flow modeling at reservoir conditions. Standardizing the line gives repeatable and predictable laboratory tests.
