Abandon
18 July 2017
Absolute porosity
18 July 2017

Absolute permeability

A measure of the ability of a single fluid (such as water, gas, or oil) to flow through a rock for mation when the formation is totally filled (saturated) with that fluid. The permeability measure of a rock filled with a single fluid is different from the permeability measure of the same rock filled with two or more fluids. Compare effective permeability.