Porosity & Saturation Calculations

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Key:
User Entry Constant Value Formula Output

Density Porosity (Standard Matrix Densities)

PHID = (RhoM - RHOB) / (RhoM - RhoF)
Units RHO B from Log Fluid Density Sandstone Porosity Limestone Porosity Dolomite Porosity
g/cc 2.71 1 -3.64 0.00 8.56
kg/m3 2710 1000 -3.64 0.00 8.56

Density Porosity (User Matrix Density)

PHID = (RhoM - RHOB) / (RhoM - RhoF)
Units RHO B from Log Fluid Density Matrix Density Porosity (PU)
g/cc 2.71 1 2.71 0.00
kg/m3 2710 1000 2710 0.00

Density Porosity Converter

Matrix Log Porosity (PU) Sandstone Porosity Limestone Porosity Dolomite Porosity
Sandstone 15 15.00 17.98 25.00
Limestone 15 11.91 15.00 22.27
Dolomite 15 3.67 7.05 15.00

Sonic Porosity Calculator (Wyllie)

PHIS = (DT - DTma) / (DTfld - DTma)
Units Sonic Value Fluid Time Sandstone Porosity Limestone Porosity Dolomite Porosity
us/m 200 620 4.11 9.48 11.95
us/ft 59 189 2.99 8.45 10.96

Shale Volume Calculator

Vshl_GR = (GR-GRcln) / (GRshl-GRcln) )
GR Clean GR Shale GR in Zone Vsh
20 150 21 0.77%

Saturation Equations
Archie
SwA = sqrt( Rw / (RT * PHIA^2) )
Rw Rt Phi (v/v) SwA
0.26 10 0.2 80.62%

Archie (Humble)
SwA = sqrt( .62 * Rw / (RT * PHIA ^2.15) )
Rw Rt Phi (v/v) SwA
0.056 12 0.09 71.60%

Modified Simandoux
Sw=(sqrt( (Vshl/Rshl)^2 + 4*PHIE^m/(a*Rw*(1-Vshl)*RT) ) - Vshl/Rshl)/(2*PHIE^m/(a*Rw*(1-Vshl)) )
Vsh Rsh PHI effective Rw Rt a m n Sw
0.3 10 0.2 0.26 10 0.26 2.15 2 36.61%

Sandstone a=0.62, m=2.15, n=2

Carbonate a=1, m=2, n=2