Determination of effective porosity of mudrocks: a feasibility study

Dorsch, J

doi:10.2172/204203

Title: Determination of effective porosity of mudrocks: a feasibility study

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Matrix diffusion is believed to be an important transport process within the double-porosity (primary sedimentary porosity and secondary fracture porosity) mudrock-dominated stratigraphic units on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). Effective porosity is identified as an important parameter for evaluating and modeling matrix diffusion as a transport process. This report identifies, summarizes and evaluates petrophysical techniques, which can be used to determine the effective porosity of mudrock. Most of the techniques found their original application in the petroleum industry for the evaluation of reservoir rocks.

Authors:: Dorsch, J

Publication Date:: Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 204203

Report Number(s):: ORNL/GWPO-019
ON: DE96006034

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-84OR21400

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Nov 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 58 GEOSCIENCES; ROCKS; POROSITY; MEASURING METHODS; PETROLOGY; OAK RIDGE RESERVATION; PERMEABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT

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