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Field ft lb hr ft/sec stb/ d(liquid) / d (gas) Mscf psia Ib/cu.ft cp mD
Hybrid units

Darcy cm gm sec cm/sec cc/sec atm gm/cc cp Darcy

106 SI metre kg sec metre/sec metre 3 /sec Newton/meter 2 (Pascal) kg/metre 3 kg/metre.sec metre 2

Absolute units TABLE 4.1 Absolute and hybrid systems of units used in Petroleum Engineering

cgs cm gm sec cm/sec cc/sec dyne/cm 2 gm/cc gm/cm.sec (Poise) cm 2
DARCY'S LAW AND APPLICATIONS Dimensions L M T L/T L 3 /T (ML/T 2 )/L 2 M/L 3 M/LT L 2

Symbol I M t u q p ρ µ k

Parameter Length Mass Time Velocity Rate Pressure Density Viscosity Permeability