Estimating Permeability in Carbonates Using the Rock-Fabric Method

F. Jerry Lucia
Bureau of Economic Geology

Design Objectives

The purpose of this module is to illustrate the large variety of carbonate fabrics and present the rock fabric method of relating these fabrics to permeability. Capillary properties and saturation can also be related to the rock fabrics but those relationships will be presented in a future module. Methods for integrating this information into wireline-log analysis will also be presented in a future module.