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Porosity, saturation, and density are related as a function of porosity F as:

                                                                (1)

n which subscripts f and m refer to the formation and the matrix, respectively, and S is the fractional water saturation.  A water density of 1,000 kg/m3 is assumed. 

 

 

 
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