Electrical Properties Archie's Law
Electrical Properties Archie's Law
Electrical Properties Archie's Law
Archies Law
Rt
= 20%
Sw = 20%
Ro
Cube of water
having resistivity,
Rw
= 20%
Sw = 100%
Rw
Saturation
Equation
Res
istiv
i ty
Formation Factor
Equation
= 100%
Sw = 100%
Formation Factor
The formation factor (F) depends on
Porosity of the formation,
Pore geometry - tortuosity
Lithology of the formation
Degree of cementation, and
Type and amount of clay in the rock
F=R0/Rw=a-m
1000
Rock type 1
100
10
Note: Sw=1
Rock type 2
.01
.1
1.0
From NExT, 1999
Formation Factor
F=a-m
a = constant 1.0 for most formations
m = cementation factor 2 for most formations
Other commonly used values
Sandstones:
F = 0.8/2 (Tixier)
0.62/2.15 (Humble)
Carbonates
F = 0.8/2
Saturation Equation
Power Law
Model
1000
IR=Rt/R0=Sw-n
IR =
R0
100
Rt
Rock type 1
Rock type 2
10
1
.01
.1
1.0
Sw
From NExT, 1999
Laboratory Determination of
Saturation Exponent, n
100
Rt / Ro
n = Slope
10
1
0.1
Sw (fraction)
1.0
when Sw = 100%
Rt
1
R o Swn
when = constant
Sw n
Water
saturation,
fraction
Saturation
exponent
(also usually
near 2)
a Rww
Porosity,
fraction
Resistivity of
formation water,
-m
Rtt
Cementation
exponent
(usually near 2)
True formation
resistivity, -m
IDEALIZED
LOG SET
R=4
= 0.30
R = 0.4
R=8
= 0.07
Shale
Sand
R = 0.3
= 0.35
Invaded
Zone (Rxo)
Uninvaded
Zone
(Rt)
ion
t
i
s
n
a
Tr
ne
o
Z
Uninvaded
Zone
(Rt)
Wellbore
Mud
(Rm)
Mud Cake
(Rmc)
0.2
0.2
0.2
ILDC
SNC
MLLCF
200
200
200
RHOC
1.95
2.95
CNLLC
0.45
-0.15
DT
150 us/f 50
ILDC
0.2
200
10700
SNC
0.2
200
MLLCF
0.2
200
10800
10900
Deep
Resistivity
Log (ILDC), Rt
Laboratory Resistance
Laboratory Resistivity
Resistivity
V
2
(ohms ) * A m
R ohm meters I
L m
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