Permeability

High

Medium

Low

Sand & Gravel (not combined)

Separated gravel

Separated sand, sand & gravel

Fine grain sand, mud (sill) & clay

Combined Rock

Rock with most fractured

Oil reservoir rock

Sandstone

Limestone, Dolomite

Granite

k (cm2)

10−3

10−4

10−5

10−6

10−7

10−8

10−9

10−10

10−11

10−12

10−13

10−14

10−15

k (millidarcy)

108

107

106

105

104

103

100

10

1

0.1

0.01

10−3

10−4