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Rock Physics Laboratory - Gary Mavko
Fluid Flow
175
Fluid Flow and Permeability
 
Rock Physics Laboratory - Gary Mavko
Fluid Flow
176
Viscosity describes the shear stresses thatdevelop in a flowing fluid.
Shear stress in the fluid is proportional to the fluidvelocity gradient.
V
Stationary
zx
FluidVelocityProfile
where
η
is the viscosity. Or in terms of the strainrate:Units:
σ 
 xz
=
η∂ 
V 
 x
∂ 
 z
σ 
 xz
=
2
η∂ε 
 xz
∂ 
t 
∂ε 
 xz
∂ 
t 
=
12
∂ 
V 
 x
∂ 
 z
1
Poise
=
1
dyne
−
sec
cm
2
=
0.1
newton
−
sec
m
2
η
≈
.01
Poise
≈
1
centiPoise
Water at 20
o
C
 
Rock Physics Laboratory - Gary Mavko
Fluid Flow
177
Darcy’s Law:
wherevolumetric flow ratepermeability of the mediumviscosity of the fluidcross sectional areaDifferential form:whereis the filtration velocity
PU•
Δ
lP +
Δ
P
Darcy found experimentally that fluid diffusesthrough a porous medium according to the relation
Q
=
−
κ η
 A
Δ
P
Δ
l 
Q
=
κ 
=
η
=
 A
=
V 
=
−
κ η
grad P
( )
V 
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