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[[File:640px-Sponge-viscose.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A sponge is an example of a porous material as it has a large number of empty spaces compared to its volume.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (May 21, 2015). ''Sponge-viscose'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg#/media/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg</ref>]] | [[File:640px-Sponge-viscose.jpg|400px|framed|right|Figure 1. A sponge is an example of a porous material as it has a large number of empty spaces compared to its volume.<ref>Wikimedia Commons. (May 21, 2015). ''Sponge-viscose'' [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg#/media/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg</ref>]] | ||
<onlyinclude>'''Porosity''' is the property of an object that expresses the total volume of empty or '''pore space''' in the material. For rocks that contain [[hydrocarbon resource]]s | <onlyinclude>'''Porosity''' is the property of an object that expresses the total volume of empty or '''pore space''' in the material. For rocks that contain [[hydrocarbon resource]]s, porosity measures the percentage pore space occupies in a rock.</onlyinclude><ref>Stephen Marshak. (May 21, 2015). ''Earth: Portrait of a Planet'', 3rd ed. New York, NY, U.S.A:W.W. Norton & Company, 2008</ref> A porous rock contains a large number of tiny spaces, which allows it to hold [[oil]], [[natural gas]] or even underground water!<ref name="RE1">Geomore: Introduction to Petroleum Geology. (May 20, 2015). ''Porosity and Permeability'' [Online]. Available: http://www.geomore.com/porosity-and-permeability-2/</ref> | ||
If an object is porous, it has a great ability to hold fluid within itself. Sponges, wood, rubber, and some | If an object is porous, it has a great ability to hold [[fluid]] within itself. Sponges, [[wood]], rubber, and some [[rock]]s are porous materials. In contrast, marble, [[glass]], and some [[plastic]]s are not porous and contain very few open pockets of air (or '''pores''').<ref>FreightWatch Technology. (May 25, 2015). ''What materials are porous'' [Online]. Available: http://www.freightsecurity.net/faq_en/what-materials-are-porous</ref> | ||
A rock with good porosity is an important characteristic for an [[oil well]]. Generally speaking, 8% is the minimum porosity required to make a good oil well, although some wells are completed with less porosity. When oil or gas is exposed to a porous rock, it seeps through the holes in the rock and becomes contained between the grains. Due to this, there is actually no "ocean of oil" beneath ground—rather it is trapped within porous rocks such as sandstone.<ref name="RE1"/> [[Oil and gas reservoir|Reservoir]] rocks all have a relatively high porosity. | |||
==For Further Reading== | |||
*[[Oil]] | |||
*[[Natural gas]] | |||
*[[Fossil fuel]] | |||
*[[Oil and gas traps]] | |||
*[[Oil well]] | |||
*[[Oil and gas reservoir]] | |||
*Or explore a [[Special:Random|random page]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Figure 1. A sponge is an example of a porous material as it has a large number of empty spaces compared to its volume.[1]
Porosity is the property of an object that expresses the total volume of empty or pore space in the material. For rocks that contain hydrocarbon resources, porosity measures the percentage pore space occupies in a rock.[2] A porous rock contains a large number of tiny spaces, which allows it to hold oil, natural gas or even underground water![3]
If an object is porous, it has a great ability to hold fluid within itself. Sponges, wood, rubber, and some rocks are porous materials. In contrast, marble, glass, and some plastics are not porous and contain very few open pockets of air (or pores).[4]
A rock with good porosity is an important characteristic for an oil well. Generally speaking, 8% is the minimum porosity required to make a good oil well, although some wells are completed with less porosity. When oil or gas is exposed to a porous rock, it seeps through the holes in the rock and becomes contained between the grains. Due to this, there is actually no "ocean of oil" beneath ground—rather it is trapped within porous rocks such as sandstone.[3] Reservoir rocks all have a relatively high porosity.
For Further Reading
- Oil
- Natural gas
- Fossil fuel
- Oil and gas traps
- Oil well
- Oil and gas reservoir
- Or explore a random page
References
- ↑ Wikimedia Commons. (May 21, 2015). Sponge-viscose [Online]. Available: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg#/media/File:Sponge-viscose.jpg
- ↑ Stephen Marshak. (May 21, 2015). Earth: Portrait of a Planet, 3rd ed. New York, NY, U.S.A:W.W. Norton & Company, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Geomore: Introduction to Petroleum Geology. (May 20, 2015). Porosity and Permeability [Online]. Available: http://www.geomore.com/porosity-and-permeability-2/
- ↑ FreightWatch Technology. (May 25, 2015). What materials are porous [Online]. Available: http://www.freightsecurity.net/faq_en/what-materials-are-porous
