SHERIF ABDELHAMID MAHMOUD ABDELHAMID

In petroleum industry, knowing the properties of the rock formation is an essential step and requirement before any job e.g. exploration or drilling and the selection of equipment. Also it’s of great importance to understand the effect that some factors have on different aspects and properties of the rock formation. Defining the relationship between the rock formation permeability and the compaction pressure acting upon it, helps facilitate the work on the rock formation and also allow modification and enhancing the production. Therefore, a simplified equation to define this relationship has a great advantage and is highly required. This study is aiming to define and verify the nature of the relationship between the permeability of the rock formation and the compaction pressure acting on the formation and the ratio by which the pressure causes the permeability to decrease. Then a mathematical model will be produced to provide a simplified understanding to that relationship at certain conditions