Foreword; Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Importance of This Course; 1.2 History and Developments of the Discipline; 1.3 Description and Targets of This Course; References; 2 Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks; 2.1 Matrix Features of Reservoir Rocks; 2.1.1 Grain-Size Distribution of Rocks; 2.1.1.1 Grain-Size Composition (Granulometric Composition); 2.1.1.2 Grain-Size Analysis; 2.1.1.3 Grain-Size Distribution; 2.1.1.4 Grain-Size Statistical Parameters; 2.1.2 Specific Surface Area of Rocks; 2.1.2.1 Specific Surface Area; 2.1.2.2 Measurement of Specific Surface Area

2.1.2.3 Estimation of Specific Surface Area2.2 Porosity of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1 Pore and Pore Structure of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1.1 Pore Types of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.1.2 Types of Reservoir Space; 2.2.1.3 Pore-Size Distribution; 2.2.1.4 Pore Structure; 2.2.2 Porosity of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.2.1 Porosity; 2.2.2.2 Absolute Porosity and Effective Porosity; 2.2.2.3 The Range of Porosity Values in Nature; 2.2.2.4 Dual Porosity*; 2.2.3 Factors Affecting Porosity; 2.2.3.1 Grain-Size and Packing Pattern; 2.2.3.2 Grain Sorting; 2.2.3.3 Grain Shape; 2.2.3.4 Mineral Components of Rocks

2.2.3.5 Buried Depth and Compaction2.2.4 Measurement of Porosity; 2.2.4.1 Measurement of Bulk Volume Vb; 2.2.4.2 Measurement of Pore Volume Vp; 2.2.4.3 Measurement of Matrix Volume; 2.2.4.4 Unconsolidated Core Analysis; 2.2.5 Representative Elementary Volume; 2.2.5.1 Representative Elementary Volume (REV); 2.2.5.2 Significance of REV; 2.2.6 Compressibility of Reservoir Rocks; 2.2.6.1 Rock Compressibility; 2.2.6.2 Formation Compressibility; 2.3 Fluid Saturation of Reservoir Rocks; 2.3.1 Fluid Saturation; 2.3.1.1 Concept of Fluid Saturation; 2.3.1.2 Common Fluid Saturations

2.3.2 Factors Affecting Fluid Saturation2.3.3 Measurement of Fluid Saturation; 2.3.3.1 Retort Distillation; 2.3.3.2 Solvent Extraction; 2.3.3.3 Vacuum Distillation; 2.3.3.4 Error Correction of Fluid Saturation Measurement; 2.4 Permeability of Reservoir Rocks; 2.4.1 Darcy's Law and the Absolute Permeability of Rocks; 2.4.1.1 Darcy Law; 2.4.1.2 Absolute Permeability of Rocks; 2.4.1.3 Validity of Darcy's Law; 2.4.2 Rock Permeability Measurement; 2.4.3 Gas Permeability and Klinkenberg Effect; 2.4.3.1 Equation of Gas Permeability; 2.4.3.2 Klinkenberg Effect; 2.4.4 Measurement of Rock Permeability

2.4.4.1 Type of Core Analysis2.4.4.2 Measurement of Rock Permeability; 2.4.5 Factors of Affecting Rock Permeability; 2.4.5.1 Sedimentation and Tectonism; 2.4.5.2 Pore Structure; 2.4.5.3 Diagenesis; 2.4.6 Estimation of Rock Permeability; 2.4.7 Permeability of Fractured Rocks*; 2.4.7.1 Permeability of Pure Fracture System; 2.4.7.2 Permeability of Fracture-Matrix System; 2.5 Average of Rock Parameters; 2.5.1 Arithmetic Mean; 2.5.2 Weighted Average; 2.5.3 Average Based on Flow Process; 2.5.3.1 Parallel Beds-Linear Flow; 2.5.3.2 Parallel Beds-Radial Flow; 2.5.3.3 Beds in Series-Linear Flow