Permeability is an intrinsic property of a material that determines how easily a fluid can pass through it. In the petroleum industry, the Darcy (D) is the standard unit of permeability, but milidarcies (1 mD = 10-3 D) are more commonly used. A Darcy is defined as a flow rate of 10-2 ms-1 for a fluid of 1 cp (centipoise) under a pressure of 10-4atm m-2. Permeability in reservoir rocks may range from 0.1 mD to more than 10 D.<ref name=gluyas2004 /> | Permeability is an intrinsic property of a material that determines how easily a fluid can pass through it. In the petroleum industry, the Darcy (D) is the standard unit of permeability, but milidarcies (1 mD = 10-3 D) are more commonly used. A Darcy is defined as a flow rate of 10-2 ms-1 for a fluid of 1 cp (centipoise) under a pressure of 10-4atm m-2. Permeability in reservoir rocks may range from 0.1 mD to more than 10 D.<ref name=gluyas2004 /> |