Grain consolidation and electrical conductivity in porous media

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (9) ◽  
pp. 5990-5997 ◽  
Author(s):  
James N. Roberts ◽  
Lawrence M. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media

Analytical Electrical Conductivity Models for Single-Phase and Multi-Phase Fractal Porous Media

Fractals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhui Song ◽  
Masa Prodanovic ◽  
Jun Yao ◽  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Qiqi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Multi Phase ◽  
Conductivity Models

A physically based model for the electrical conductivity of partially saturated porous media

2020 ◽  
Vol 223 (2) ◽  
pp. 993-1006
Author(s):  
Luong Duy Thanh ◽  
Damien Jougnot ◽  
Phan Van Do ◽  
Nguyen Van Nghia A ◽  
Vu Phi Tuyen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Fractal Dimension ◽  
Water Saturation ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Fluid Composition ◽  
Physically Based Model ◽  
Partially Saturated ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Physically Based

SUMMARY In reservoir and environmental studies, the geological material characterization is often done by measuring its electrical conductivity. Its main interest is due to its sensitivity to physical properties of porous media (i.e. structure, water content, or fluid composition). Its quantitative use therefore depends on the efficiency of the theoretical models to link them. In this study, we develop a new physically based model that takes into account the surface conductivity for estimating electrical conductivity of porous media under partially saturated conditions. The proposed model is expressed in terms of electrical conductivity of the pore fluid, water saturation, critical water saturation and microstructural parameters such as the minimum and maximum pore/capillary radii, the pore fractal dimension, the tortuosity fractal dimension and the porosity. Factors influencing the electrical conductivity in porous media are also analysed. From the proposed model, we obtain an expression for the relative electrical conductivity that is consistent with other models in literature. The model predictions are successfully compared with published experimental data for different types of porous media. The new physically based model for electrical conductivity opens up new possibilities to characterize porous media under partially saturated conditions with geoelectrical and electromagnetic techniques.

Electrical conductivity modeling in fractal non-saturated porous media

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Jianchao Cai ◽  
Yuxuan Xia ◽  
Xiangyun Hu ◽  
Qi Han
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Saturated Porous Media ◽  
Conductivity Modeling

Scaling of Transport Properties of Reservoir Material at Low Saturations of a Wetting Phase

1994 ◽  
Vol 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Carolina Araujo ◽  
Pedro G. Toledo ◽  
Hada Y. Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Transport Properties ◽  
Capillary Pressure ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Pore Space ◽  
Conductivity Data ◽  
Phase Saturation ◽  
Electrical Conductivity Data

AbstractTransport properties of natural porous media have been observed to obey scaling laws in the wetting phase saturation. Previous work relates power-law behavior at low wetting phase saturations, i.e., at high capillary pressures, to the thin-film physics of the wetting phase and the fractal character of the pore space of porous media. Here, we present recent combined porousplate capillary pressure and electrical conductivity data of Berea sandstone at low saturations that lend support to the scaling laws. Power law is interpreted in terms of the exponent m in the relation of surface forces and film thickness and the fractal dimension D of the interface between pore space and solid matrix. Simple determination of D from capillary pressure and m from electrical conductivity data can be used to rapidly determine wetting phase relative permeability and capillary dispersion coefficient at low wetting phase saturations.

scholarly journals An electrical conductivity model for fractal porous media

2015 ◽  
Vol 42 (12) ◽  
pp. 4833-4840 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Wei ◽  
Jianchao Cai ◽  
Xiangyun Hu ◽  
Qi Han
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Conductivity Model

scholarly journals A physically based model for the electrical conductivity of water-saturated porous media

2019 ◽  
Vol 219 (2) ◽  
pp. 866-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luong Duy Thanh ◽  
Damien Jougnot ◽  
Phan Van Do ◽  
Nguyen Van Nghia A
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Saturated Porous Media ◽  
Formation Factor ◽  
Physically Based Model ◽  
Microstructural Parameters ◽  
Physically Based ◽  
Pore Liquid ◽  
Water Saturated

SUMMARY Electrical conductivity is one of the most commonly used geophysical method for reservoir and environmental studies. Its main interest lies in its sensitivity to key properties of storage and transport in porous media. Its quantitative use therefore depends on the efficiency of the petrophysical relationship to link them. In this work, we develop a new physically based model for estimating electrical conductivity of saturated porous media. The model is derived assuming that the porous media is represented by a bundle of tortuous capillary tubes with a fractal pore-size distribution. The model is expressed in terms of the porosity, electrical conductivity of the pore liquid and the microstructural parameters of porous media. It takes into account the interface properties between minerals and pore water by introducing a surface conductivity. Expressions for the formation factor and hydraulic tortuosity are also obtained from the model derivation. The model is then successfully compared with published data and performs better than previous models. The proposed approach also permits to relate the electrical conductivity to other transport properties such as the hydraulic conductivity.

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