Features of measuring absolute permeability of rocks

Abstract

Aspects of gas permeability measurement on samples of terrigenic and carbonate rocks of oil and gas collectors, as well as artificial samples on the domestic Darsimeter plant are considered. The following types of reservoir rocks were used for the study: pore, fractured, cavernous. The scope of application of the Darcy Law for pore-type rocks was clarified, which is limited to small pore pressures. Permeability coefficients were determined taking into account the gas slip-law effect of Klinkenberg on regression equations. Apparent permeability at low pressure drops was determined. For a number of samples with low permeability, the pore size was calculated to relate to the apparent permeability value. The calculation was carried out on the basis of the obtained values of structural coefficients of rocks by the method of electrical resistivity and on the basis of porosity values determined using the Preobrazhenskiy method.For a number of crack and capillary samples, the relationship between the pressure gradient and the filtration rate became nonlinear, and types of filtration laws were determined. Establishing the applicability of Darcy 's law or nonlinear law was controlled by constructing indicator curves and calculating the Reynolds number. For terrigenic rocks of high permeability, errors of measurement of gas permeability coefficients at different pressure drop intervals were determined: dispersion and coefficient of variation showing low values were calculated.