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Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia

 
Title: TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE EFFECT ON PERMEABILITY OF CHINESE SANDSTONE: A REVIEW.
 
Authors: Ge Zhenlong, Sun Qiang and Li Wenping
 
DOI: 10.13168/AGG.2018.0021
 
Journal: Acta Geodynamica et Geomaterialia, Vol. 15, No. 3 (191), Prague 2018
 
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Keywords: high temperature; confining pressure; permeability; threshold temperature
 
Abstract: Permeability plays an important role in the field of geotechnical engineering. Under high temperature and high pressure condition, the physical-chemical and structure properties (such as decomposition, oxidation, dehydration, evaporation, phase transition etc.) of rock have obviously changing, which are significant affected the rock permeability. In order to analyze the influence of temperature and confining pressure on the permeability of rock (sandstones, siltstones and conglomerates) data for permeability was obtained from the literature. The results indicate that temperature and confining pressure have great influence on the permeability of rock, especially for sandstone. There is a threshold temperature and when the heating temperature is lower than the threshold temperature, the permeability of sandstone gradually increases with an increase in temperature. When the heating temperature is higher than 300 ºC (especially 400 ºC), the permeability rapidly increases. The permeability of sandstone decreases gradually with the confining pressure increases. This study of the relationship between rock permeability and temperature and confining pressure lays a foundation for investigations of multi-disciplinary issues regarding high temperatures and high pressures and it can be used for the study of petroleum storage and safe nuclear waste disposal.