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Effects of pore clusters on the permeability, formation factor and porosity exponent of porous media
Micropore and pore evolution both severely influence pore structure and transport properties. The micropore connects isolated pores to predominate connected pore cluster while the pore evolution generates isolated pores. Therefore, investigating separate impacts of predominate and remaining pore clusters is the first step to modify the existing electrical resistivity and permeability models with consideration of the micropore and pore evolution.
The main pore clusters in six porous media including sandstone and carbonate were first extracted. Then, the pore geometry, topology, electrical resistivity and permeability from the main pore cluster compared with them from all the pore clusters in the same porous medium. The calculations of pore morphological and the petrophysical properties were all based on the pore networks extracted from the porous media by maximal ball method.
The predominant pore cluster mainly determined the pore geometry, electrical resistivity and permeability of the corresponded porous medium. However, the isolated pore clusters from pore evolution undermined the pore connectivity. The developments of the remaining pore clusters slightly affected the electrical resistivity and permeability while seriously impacted the porosity exponents. Therefore, the micropore could increase the pore connectivity, and then slightly increase the permeability and reduce the electrical resistivity.
Effects of pore clusters on the permeability, formation factor and porosity exponent of porous media
Micropore and pore evolution both severely influence pore structure and transport properties. The micropore connects isolated pores to predominate connected pore cluster while the pore evolution generates isolated pores. Therefore, investigating separate impacts of predominate and remaining pore clusters is the first step to modify the existing electrical resistivity and permeability models with consideration of the micropore and pore evolution.
The main pore clusters in six porous media including sandstone and carbonate were first extracted. Then, the pore geometry, topology, electrical resistivity and permeability from the main pore cluster compared with them from all the pore clusters in the same porous medium. The calculations of pore morphological and the petrophysical properties were all based on the pore networks extracted from the porous media by maximal ball method.
The predominant pore cluster mainly determined the pore geometry, electrical resistivity and permeability of the corresponded porous medium. However, the isolated pore clusters from pore evolution undermined the pore connectivity. The developments of the remaining pore clusters slightly affected the electrical resistivity and permeability while seriously impacted the porosity exponents. Therefore, the micropore could increase the pore connectivity, and then slightly increase the permeability and reduce the electrical resistivity.
Effects of pore clusters on the permeability, formation factor and porosity exponent of porous media
Wang, Haitao (author)
Geosystem Engineering ; 23 ; 73-85
2020-03-03
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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