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Rocks can be classified on the basis of their pore geometry into four major pore categories that can be divided into ten subcategories. Extensive experience and laboratory analysis show that these pore type categories have a particular behavior when interacting with fluids that can be used to predict the behavior of reservoir systems over time. This section shows how to classify pore types and explains how pores and fluids interact.
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Rocks can be classified on the basis of their pore geometry into four major pore categories that can be divided into ten subcategories. Extensive experience and laboratory analysis show that these pore type categories have a particular behavior when interacting with fluids that can be used to predict the behavior of reservoir systems over time.  
  
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Pore geometry is categorized as intergranular, intercrystalline, [[vug]]gy/moldic, or [[fracture]]. [[Pore and pore throat sizes|Pore throat sizes]] are categorized into mega-, macro-, meso-, and micro-pore types. Combining both pore geometry and pore type into a classification scheme is an effective method of describing pore systems. For example, a very fine-grained [[sandston]]e might be classified as having intergranular mesoporosity or a [[limestone]] as having vuggy macroporosity.
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Table 1 describes a typical rock type for each pore type in the classification.
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!rowspan=2|Pore geometry/pore type || colspan=3|Archie || colspan=2|Non-Archie
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!Intergranular/interparticle || Intercrystalline || Clay cemented || Vuggy || Fracture
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|Mega/macro || Clean, coarse sandstone or [[carbonate]] [[grainstone]] ||
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*Coarsely crystalline carbonate
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*[[Quartz]]- or carbonate-cemented coarse sandstone
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|| [[Chlorite]]- or [[illite]]-cemented (pore-lining) coarse sandstone || Connected vugs or vugs in a crystalline matrix || Fracture width >50µ
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|Meso || Clean, coarse [[silt]] to very fine sandstone or carbonate grainstone ||
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*Very fine to medium crystalline carbonate
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*Quartz- or carbonate-cemented fine to medium sandstone
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*Chlorite- or illite cemented (pore-lining) fine to medium sandstone
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*[[Kaolinite]]-cemented (pore-filling) coarse sandstone
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|| Poorly connected vugs or [[oomold]]s in a fine to medium crystalline matrix || Fracture width 5-50µ
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|Micro || Clean [[clay]]-size to fine [[siltstone]] or clay-size carbonate ||
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*Silt-size crystalline carbonate
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*Quartz- or carbonate-cemented silt to very fine sandstone
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|| Sandstone with clay in pore throats || Dispersed vugs in microcrystalline matrix || Fracture width <5&micro;
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Pore system fundamentals]]
 
* [[Pore system fundamentals]]
 
* [[Pore system shapes]]
 
* [[Pore system shapes]]
 
* [[Pore and pore throat sizes]]
 
* [[Pore and pore throat sizes]]
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* [[Connectivity and pore throat size]]
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* [[Pore throat size and connectivity]]
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* [[Classifying pore systems]]
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* [[Capillary pressure (Pc) curves: pore throat size determination]]
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* [[Determining pore throat size from p<sub>c</sub> curves]]
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* [[Porosity]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:52, 4 April 2022

Exploring for Oil and Gas Traps
Series Treatise in Petroleum Geology
Part Predicting the occurrence of oil and gas traps
Chapter Predicting reservoir system quality and performance
Author Dan J. Hartmann, Edward A. Beaumont
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Rocks can be classified on the basis of their pore geometry into four major pore categories that can be divided into ten subcategories. Extensive experience and laboratory analysis show that these pore type categories have a particular behavior when interacting with fluids that can be used to predict the behavior of reservoir systems over time.

Pore geometry is categorized as intergranular, intercrystalline, vuggy/moldic, or fracture. Pore throat sizes are categorized into mega-, macro-, meso-, and micro-pore types. Combining both pore geometry and pore type into a classification scheme is an effective method of describing pore systems. For example, a very fine-grained sandstone might be classified as having intergranular mesoporosity or a limestone as having vuggy macroporosity.

Table 1 describes a typical rock type for each pore type in the classification.

Table 1 Typical rock types by pore class
Pore geometry/pore type Archie Non-Archie
Intergranular/interparticle Intercrystalline Clay cemented Vuggy Fracture
Mega/macro Clean, coarse sandstone or carbonate grainstone
  • Coarsely crystalline carbonate
  • Quartz- or carbonate-cemented coarse sandstone
 Chlorite- or illite-cemented (pore-lining) coarse sandstone Connected vugs or vugs in a crystalline matrix Fracture width >50µ
Meso Clean, coarse silt to very fine sandstone or carbonate grainstone
  • Very fine to medium crystalline carbonate
  • Quartz- or carbonate-cemented fine to medium sandstone
  • Chlorite- or illite cemented (pore-lining) fine to medium sandstone
  • Kaolinite-cemented (pore-filling) coarse sandstone
 Poorly connected vugs or oomolds in a fine to medium crystalline matrix Fracture width 5-50µ
Micro Clean clay-size to fine siltstone or clay-size carbonate
  • Silt-size crystalline carbonate
  • Quartz- or carbonate-cemented silt to very fine sandstone
 Sandstone with clay in pore throats Dispersed vugs in microcrystalline matrix Fracture width <5µ

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