Objective

To measure the permeability of given core sample using Gas Permeameter

Theory
Permeability Measurement
The ability of a formation to transmit fluids is termed permeability; its unit is
the darcy (µm2). This unit has been subdivided into 1000 smaller units,
called millidarcies, and these units are used in reporting core analysis
measured values. A darcy has been defined as that permeability which
permits a fluid of one centipoise viscosity to flow at a rate of one cubic
centimeter per second through a porous medium with a cross-sectional
area of one square centimeter under a pressure gradient of one
atmosphere per centimeter. Its value is determined in the laboratory.
Darcy's law in petroleum engineering
Another derivation of Darcy's law is used extensively in petroleum engineering to
determine the flow through permeable media — the most simple of which is for a
one-dimensional, homogeneous rock formation with a single fluid phase and
constant fluid viscosity.

where Q is the flowrate of the formation (in units of volume per unit time), k is
the permeability of the formation (typically in millidarcys), A is the cross-
sectional area of the formation, μ is the viscosity of the fluid (typically in units
of centipoise). ∂p/∂x represents the pressure change per unit length of the
formation. This equation can also be solved for permeability and is used to
measure it, forcing a fluid of known viscosity through a core of a known length
and area, and measuring the pressure drop across the length of the core.