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This research outlines the results of a two-phase flow experiment using microXCT to compare the behaviour of H-brine with helium-brine at reservoir conditions in a reservoir rock containing a deformation band. We study the influence of permeability contrasts on the different fluids to determine whether helium is a useful proxy for H in underground hydrogen experiments.

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