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Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023

Filed:

Aug. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;

Inventors:

Jilin Jay Zhang, Cypress, TX (US);

Hui-Hai Liu, Katy, TX (US);

Jewel Duncan, Houston, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/117 (2012.01); G01N 7/10 (2006.01); G01N 15/08 (2006.01); E21B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 47/117 (2020.05); G01N 7/10 (2013.01); G01N 15/0806 (2013.01); G01N 15/0826 (2013.01); E21B 49/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatus for determining permeability of subsurface formations are provided. In one aspect, a method includes: positioning a sample of the subsurface formation in a measurement cell, fluidly connecting an inlet and an outlet of the sample to an upstream reservoir and a downstream reservoir, respectively, flowing a fluid through the sample from the upstream reservoir to the downstream reservoir, measuring changes of an upstream pressure associated with the upstream reservoir and a downstream pressure associated with the downstream reservoir in a measurement time period, and determining a matrix permeability of the subsurface formation based on measurement data before the upstream pressure and the downstream pressure merge at a merging time point.


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