Method and device for evaluating, simultaneously and with a single
equipment, physical parameters such as the absolute permeability and the
porosity of fragments taken from a fragmented artificial or natural
porous medium.The porosity of the fragments is measured by means of
pressure tests using helium or any other gas, according to a protocol
known in the art. Chamber (1) in which they are contained is communicated
with a tank (11) of known volume containing helium at a known pressure.
At pressure balance, the value of the solid volume can be deduced. The
rock envelope volume and the mass in fragments are also measured. The
porosity of the samples and the density of the rock are determined by
combining these measurements. Their permeability is then measured by
immersing them in a liquid and by communicating the chamber with a liquid
initially at a predetermined pressure contained in an accumulator (9) so
as to compress the gas trapped in the pores of the rock. The values of
the physical parameters are determined by modelling the evolution of the
volume of liquid injected in the chamber and by means of an iterative
adjustment.Applications: petrophysical measurements from drill cuttings
or crushed cores for example.