Physics
Scientific paper
Jun 2004
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2004georl..3111605r&link_type=abstract
Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 31, Issue 11, CiteID L11605
Physics
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Physical Properties Of Rocks: Fracture And Flow, Physical Properties Of Rocks: Magnetic And Electrical Properties, Physical Properties Of Rocks: Permeability And Porosity, Physical Properties Of Rocks: Transport Properties
Scientific paper
We report here, for the first time, the dependence of the streaming potential coupling coefficient of two consolidated rock samples (dolomite) in two-phase flow conditions. We used two carbonate core samples characterized by image analysis and petrophysical measurements including porosity, formation factor, resistivity index at 1 kHz, and the critical water saturation determined from capillary pressure curves. In agreement with the results obtained recently by Guichet et al. [2003], who used an unconsolidated sand, we observed that the relative electrokinetic coupling coefficient scales approximately with the reduced water saturation at capillary pressure equilibrium. This observation is explained with a new model, which makes a clear distinction between Stern and Gouy-Chapman layer contributions to surface electrical conductivity. The streaming potential coupling coefficient becomes dependent on surface conduction in the Gouy-Chapman layer where the pore space is not fully saturated.
Cerepi A.
Revil André
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