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Perimeter-area power-law relationship of pores in sedimentary rocks and implications for permeability

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OSTI ID:80220
Perimeter-area power-law relationships of pores in five sedimentary rocks are determined from scanning electron photomicrographs of thin sections. These relationships for the pores of four sandstones were found to lie between 1.43 and 1.49, while that of an Indiana limestone was found to be 1.67. The authors discuss how the perimeter-area power-law relationship of pores, along with a pore-size distribution, can be used to estimate the hydraulic permeability.
DOE Contract Number:
AC22-89BC14475
OSTI ID:
80220
Report Number(s):
CONF-941015--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English