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Volume: 59 (1975)

Issue: 1. (January)

First Page: 154

Last Page: 158

Title: Permeability and Effective Stress: GEOLOGIC NOTES

Author(s): M. D. Zoback (2), J. D. Byerlee (2)

Abstract:

Permeability of the Berea Sandstone was measured as a function of both confining pressure and pore pressure. As expected, permeability decreased with increased confining pressure and increased with increasing pore pressure. However, pore pressure had a significantly larger effect on permeability than did confining pressure. This behavior can be explained if the matrix through which the pore fluid flows has a higher compressibility than the granular framework which supports externally applied stresses.

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