The formation factor of reconstructed porous media

The porosity and the autocorrelation function of the pore space are measured on thin sections of Fontainebleau sandstones. This information is used to generate artificial porous media which share these statistical properties. The Laplace equation is numerically solved to determine the formation fact...

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Published in:Water resources research 1992-06, Vol.28 (6), p.1571-1576
Main Authors: Adler, Pierre M., Jacquin, Christian G., Thovert, Jean‐François
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The porosity and the autocorrelation function of the pore space are measured on thin sections of Fontainebleau sandstones. This information is used to generate artificial porous media which share these statistical properties. The Laplace equation is numerically solved to determine the formation factor, or equivalently the electrical conductivity. With no adjustable constant, the predicted formation factors were found to be in acceptable agreement with the experimental ones.
ISSN:0043-1397
1944-7973
DOI:10.1029/92WR00059