A method is disclosed for modeling a pore structure of a porous material.
The method includes generating an initial model of the porous material.
The initial model includes an interconnected network of passages
including a first geometric shape and a second geometric shape. At least
one petrophysical property is calculated from the initial model. At least
one geometric parameter in at least one passage of the first geometric
shape is adjusted. The at least one petrophysical property is
recalculated, and the adjusting and recalculating are repeated until a
difference between the calculated petrophysical property and a measured
petrophysical property reaches a minimum. In some embodiments, the
adjusting and recalculating are repeated until an indeterminacy condition
is satisfied.