Porosity definition

Porosity means the volume of a rock available to contain fluids; the ratio of void space to the bulk volume of rock containing that void space. Porosity can be expressed as a fraction or percentage of pore volume in a volume of rock.
Porosity means the ratio of the volume of voids in the geologic formation being drilled to the overall volume of the material without regard to size, shape, interconnection, or arrangement of openings.
Porosity means the fraction of a material or mass that is void space.

Examples of Porosity in a sentence

  • The Mississippi formation is defined as the stratigraphic equivalent of all depths between 4,982 feet and 5,391 feet, inclusive, as shown on the Log-Tech Dual Compensated Porosity log dated February 22, 2007 for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ #3-20 well (API #15-033-21490-0000) located near the center of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 31 South, Range 17 West (SE/4SE/4NW/4NE/4 Sec.

  • The Mississippi formation is defined in the State of Kansas as the stratigraphic equivalent of all depths between 4,982 feet and 5,391 feet, inclusive, as shown on the Log-Tech Dual Compensated Porosity log dated February 22, 2007 for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ #3-20 well (API #15-033-21490-0000) located near the center of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 31 South, Range 17 West (SE/4SE/4NW/4NE/4 Sec.

  • The units are millidarcies or darcies Porosity measure of how much of a rock is open space.

  • Porosity Input for transport calculations in Performance Assessment.

  • Porosity – degree to which soil, gravel, sediment, or rock is permeated with pores or cavities through which water or air can move.


More Definitions of Porosity

Porosity means the percentage of the bulk volume of a rock or soil that is occupied by interstices, whether isolated or connected, as defined by the ratio of the pore volume to the total volume of a representative sample of the medium.
Porosity means the ratio of void space to the bulk volume of rock containing that void space. Geological formations that are highly porous generally tend to be more productive because the higher the porosity, the greater capacity that volume has to hold fluid (i.e., bitumen);
Porosity means the relative volume of the void space in the rock that is not occupied by solid grains or minerals. The space between crystals or grains in a rock that is available to be filled with a fluid such as water, oil, or gas, is called the “pore space.”
Porosity means the volume percentage of pore space.
Porosity means voids or open spaces in alluvium and rocks that can be filled with water.
Porosity means voids of open spaces in alluvium, other soils and rocks that can be filled with water.
Porosity means the percentage of the bulk volume of a rock or soil that is occupied by interstices, whether isolated or connected, as defined by the