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Table 7 True permeability at confining pressures from 5 to 65 MPa using Klinkenberg correction

From: Matrix permeability of reservoir rocks, Ngatamariki geothermal field, Taupo Volcanic Zone, New Zealand

Sample ID

Confining pressures (MPa)

5

15

25

35

45

55

65

NM2 1354.2 A

7.80E−17

4.94E−17

3.83E−17

3.39E−17

3.11E−17

2.78E−17

2.63E−17

NM2 1354.2 B

5.26E−17

2.29E−17

2.23E−17

1.91E−17

1.71E−17

1.62E−17

1.52E−17

NM2 1354.4 A

3.87E−17

2.04E−17

1.57E−17

1.41E−17

1.30E−17

1.24E−17

1.18E−17

NM2 1788 A

3.46E−17

2.70E−17

2.36E−17

2.24E−17

2.22E−17

2.12E−17

2.07E−17

NM2 2254.7 A

5.16E−18

2.57E−18

1.76E–18

1.35E−18

9.91E−19

6.91E−19

6.12E−19

NM3 1743 A

6.17E−19

8.62E−19

4.98E−19

3.62E−19

2.57E−19

1.70E−19

1.30E−19

NM3 1743 C

2.95E−18

1.43E−18

9.61E−19

7.17E−19

5.63E−19

4.58E−19

4.29E−16

NM4 1477.2 A

1.58E−18

6.76E−19

1.32E−19

6.16E−20

2.27E−20

9.79E−21

–

NM8a 2525.5 C

2.01E−17

8.15E−18

5.80E−18

4.70E−18

3.98E−18

3.27E−18

2.68E−18

NM8a 3280

2.41E−18

1.29E−18

6.59E−19

3.63E−19

1.40E−19

1.27E−19

–

NM8a 3284.1 A

1.86E−16

1.66E−16

1.60E−16

1.57E−16

1.52E−16

1.51E−16

1.48E−16

NM8a 3284.1 B

1.83E−16

1.64E−16

1.55E−16

1.51E−16

1.47E−16

1.45E−16

1.42E−16

NM8a 3284.1 C

1.68E−16

1.51E−16

1.49E−16

1.41E−16

1.39E−16

1.40E−16

–

NM8a 3284.7 C

5.98E−18

3.02E−18

1.33E−18

8.74E−19

5.45E−19

3.76E−19

3.15E−19

NM11 2083.34 A

2.80E−16

2.55E−16

2.43E−16

2.34E−16

2.33E−16

2.27E−16

2.23E−16

NM11 2083.34 B

2.63E−16

2.39E−16

2.26E−16

2.19E−16

2.13E−16

2.08E−16

2.05E−16

NM11 2087.4 A

1.54E−16

1.38E−16

1.29E−16

1.27E−16

1.23E−16

1.21E−16

1.20E−16

NM11 2087.4 B

2.25E−16

2.01E−16

1.92E−16

1.88E−16

1.84E−16

1.81E−16

1.78E−16

NM11 2087.4 C

2.23E−16

1.95E−16

1.85E−16

1.79E−16

1.72E−16

1.72E−16

1.70E−16

NM11 2087.4 D

1.81E−16

1.56E−16

1.48E−16

1.45E−16

1.42E−16

1.30E−16

–

  1. –, not tested