An empirical model is presented for the flow properties of rocks which is consistent with Archie’s equation1 . The parameters for the important pore types for both elastics and carbonates are obtained from fits of measured formation factors to thin section point count data. These same parameters are used to model the saturation dependence and permeability.

Keywords:
microporosity, flow in porous media, assumption, upstream oil & gas, equation, pore type, pore combination modeling, pore system, porosity, formation factor
Subjects:
Reservoir Fluid Dynamics, Formation Evaluation & Management, Flow in porous media
Copyright 1991, Society of Petroleum Engineers
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