Research Article

Investigation of Pore Structure and Water Imbibition Behavior of Weakly Cemented Silty Mudstone

Table 1

Pore classification based on the contribution to fluid percolation.

TypeSupercapillary openingCapillary openingMicrocapillary opening

Size (μm)>500 in diameter of pores
>250 μm in width of fissures
From 500 to 0.2 in diameter of pores
From 250 μm to 0.1 μm in width of fissures
Less than 0.2 in diameter of pores
Less than 0.1 in width of fissures
Fluid stateFlowFlow only with external forceNo flow