 RESERVOIR TUTORIAL1

1. The following data are available for a core:

Bulk volume, Vb = 30cm3

Grain volume, Vg = 25cm3

Determine the porosity

2. A 37.5485 g cleaned and dried core plug was flooded with a crude oil of density 0.75 g/cm3 for
several days to ensure complete saturation. On termination of the flood, the plug weighed 44.4178 g.
What is the oil storage capacity of this plug?

3. Assuming a sandstone grain density of 2.65 g/cm3, calculate the porosity of a 3 in. long sandstone
core sample of 1.5 in. width and breadth, respectively, if the grains weigh 250.0 g.

4. Assuming unit formation width, determine the average porosity for the following system when ϕa =
0.20, ϕb = 0.11, ϕc = 0.29, L1 = 0.35L, and ha = hb = 0.5 hc.

5. Calculate the weight of 1 m3 sandstone of 14% porosity, assuming a sand grain density of 2.65 g/cm3.