Porosity and Permeability Exercise

1. For the following petrophysical evaluation, determine:

(a) the average porosity, and
(b) the average water saturation.
Zone Top Depth (feet) Bottom Depth (feet) Porosity (%) Water Saturation (%)
1 6300 6320 25 20
2 6320 6340 10 47
3 6340 6410 22 23
4 6410 6440 24 21
5 6440 6480 35 14
6 6480 6500 12 46
2. The geological setting of a sandstone deposition environment has the source of the sand
coming from the south. The sand grain sies get smaller, but the sorting stays the same as you
progress north from the sand source.
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