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Wet-clay porosity

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-004154

The pore volume within clay minerals that is occupied by water, which is bound to the clay surfaces and does not contribute to fluid flow. This water is part of the irreducible water saturation and is not producible. It is typically accounted for when calculating effective porosity for reservoir characterization.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-004154
FieldOil and gas
SubjectFormation Evaluation
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-004154",
  "term": "Wet-clay porosity",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The pore volume within clay minerals that is occupied by water, which is bound to the clay surfaces and does not contribute to fluid flow. This water is part of the irreducible water saturation and is not producible. It is typically accounted for when calculating effective porosity for reservoir characterization.",
  "subject": "Formation Evaluation",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/wet-clay-porosity/"
}

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