Ability of reservoir to translate fluid volumes throughout the pore volume:
\sigma = \bigg< \frac{k}{\mu} \bigg> \ h |
where
multiphase fluid mobility | |
effective formation thickness |
Symbol | Dimension | SI units | Oil metric units | Oil field units | Additional |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
m3/(Pa·s) | (md·ft)/cp = 0.3048 (md·m)/cp |
For a single-phase fluid it simplifies to:
\sigma = \frac{kh}{\mu} |
where
formation permeability to a single-phase fluid | |
fluid viscosity | |
effective formation thickness |
Physics / Fluid Dynamics / Percolation
Petroleum Industry / Upstream / Subsurface E&P Disciplines / Reservoir Flow Simulation
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