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One of the Absolute permeability models based on simulating the flow through the multi-pipe conduits or multi-grain pack:

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k = 1014.24 \cdot {\rm FZI}^2 \cdot \frac{(\phi
_f
 -\phi_
{f0}
0)^3}{( 1 - \phi
_f
+\phi_
{f0}
0)^2}
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FZI
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{\rm FZI} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{F_S} \, S_{gV} \, \tau }

where

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\phieffective porosity

--uriencoded--%7B\rm FZI%7D

Flow Zone Indicator

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body--uriencoded--S_%7BgV%7D = \Sigma_e/V_\phi

surface pore area per unit pore volume

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body\Sigma_e

pore surface area

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--uriencoded--%7B\rm FZI%7DFlow Zone Indicator

\phi

effective porosity

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bodyF_S

pore shape factor

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bodyV_\phi

pore volume

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body\phi_0

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body\tau

pore channel tortuosity


The alternative form is derived from the correlation which is valid in some practical cases:

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\frac{1}{\sqrt{F_S} \, S_{gV}} \approx 0.0037 \cdot d

where

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average grain size

so that Absolute permeability is going to be:

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k = \frac{d^2}{72 \cdot \tau^2} \cdot \frac{(\phi_f -\phi_{f0}0)^3}{( 1 - \phi_f+\phi_{f0}0)^2}

where

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bodyk

absolute permeability

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body\phi_e

effective formation porosity

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body\phi_0

porosity cut-off

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bodyd

grain size

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body\tau

pore channel tortuosity

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