GEOMECHANICS LABORATORY

GeoMechanics Lab Home Laboratory Facilities Laboratory Procedures Resedimentation Sample Characterization Constant Rate of Strain (CRS) Testing Permeability Downhole Tools Research Opportunities Bldg 131, 1.204 Lab Floor Plan click for larger image Bldg 131, 2.308 Lab Floor Plan click for larger image

PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS In the GeoMechanics lab we run permeability tests over a wide range of permeability space, from loosely consolidated sands to tight gas shales. We have four distinct systems to measure permeability: a Darcy permeameter, derived through low-pressure triaxial testing, on mudstone samples during CRS testing, and steady state or pulse transient decay permeability on tight gas shales in a biaxial core holder.