What is the permeability of limestone?

Previous sections have noted that the movement of water over and through rocks depends on their permeability and porosity. We have also seen that massive Carboniferous limestones are not porous, but they are permeable. read more

In the ME , the porosity is high, the permeability is good but the pore/pore throat ration is so high as to strand a huge portion of any oil. In most US lime formations you would be better off completing the shale. read more

Permeability is the property of rocks that is an indication of the ability for fluids (gas or liquid) to flow through rocks. High permeability will allow fluids to move rapidly through rocks. Permeability is affected by the pressure in a rock. The unit of measure is called the darcy, named after Henry Darcy (1803–1858). read more

Permeability is as high as 1 md in unconsolidated sediment with 70% porosity and as low as 0.01 nanodarcy (nd) in argillite with 5% porosity. With few exceptions, permeability ranges over 3 factors of 10 at a given porosity and decreases progressively as porosity decreases. read more