Correlation between microstructure and flow behavior in porous sandstones

S. Baraka-Lokmane; I. G. Main; B. T. Ngwenya; S. C. Elphick; C. Jones; S. A. Hamilton

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Correlation between microstructure and flow behavior in porous sandstones

S. Baraka-Lokmane, I. G. Main, B. T. Ngwenya, S. C. Elphick, C. Jones, S. A. Hamilton

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Abstract

The correlation between permeability and petrographical parameters in cored samples can be used by extrapolations to predict permeability in uncored intervals. The core analysis described here is concerned with the study of fluid-rock interactions in rock samples from three sandstone reservoirs, in particular the effect of petrographical parameters on flow behavior. A positive correlation between liquid permeability and the volume fraction of silica is clearly demonstrated. Liquid permeability was correlated using multivariate regressions to one to five petrographical parameters, the results of which have useful application in the estimation of reservoir permeability where samples are not available for experimental testing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	511-529
Number of pages	19
Journal	Petroleum Science and Technology
Volume	27
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10916460701856666
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009

Keywords

Laboratory study
Permeability
Petrography
Sandstone

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