Research Article

Rules for Flight Paths and Time of Flight for Flows in Porous Media with Heterogeneous Permeability and Porosity

Table 2

Permeability anisotropy studies.

Formation locationHorizontal permeability (nD)Vertical permeability (nD)Ratio (horizontal/vertical)Measuring methodReference

Barnett96.32.345Pulse decay methodBhandari et al., 2015 [36]
Eagle Ford50–21050–804Pulse decay methodMokhtari and Tutuncu, 2015 [37]
Wilcox1180050023Transient pulse methodKwon et al., 2004 [38]
Longmaxi199.3–201.3825Pulse decay methodPan et al., 2015 [39]
Krechba12–58501.40.6–26410–100
(one is 50000)
Transient pulse methodArmitage et al., 2011 [40]