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Volume 17 Number 6
  • ISSN: 1569-4445
  • E-ISSN: 1873-0604
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ABSTRACT

Geophysical length scales defined from induced‐polarization measurements can be used in models of permeability () prediction. We explore the relative merit of different induced‐polarization parameters as proxies of an effective hydraulic radius () that can be used to predict permeability from a modified Hagen–Poiseuille equation. Whereas geometrical measures of the hydraulic radius are good proxies of , the induced‐polarization measures are not well correlated with . However, a new proxy of that considers both imaginary conductivity and formation factor shows an improved correlation with . The resulting model enables a better quality of permeability prediction compared with the other geophysical length scales, but does not reach the predictive quality of the models based on geometrical length scales. The specific polarizability defined when incorporating the effect of the formation factor on imaginary conductivity appears to be independent of pore geometry, indicating that it is the correct parameter representing the role of the surface electrochemistry on the induced‐polarization effect. However, the joint dependence of induced‐polarization measurements on both the pore radius and the tortuosity and porosity of the interconnected pore network is a limitation to the widely explored use of induced‐polarization measurements to isolate surface properties from volumetric properties of the interconnected pore network.

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Keyword(s): Complex conductivity; Hydrogeophysics; Induced polarization; Permeability; Porosity

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