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Porosity and Permeability Lab. The terms porosity and permeability are related. ï· porosity â the amount of empty space in a rock or other earth substance; this empty. space is known as pore space. Porosity is how much water a substance can hold. Porosity is usually stated as a percentage of the materialâs total volume. ï· permeability â is how well water flows through rock or other earth substance.
Enos and Sawatsky measured the porosity and permeability of modern carbonate sediments. 1  The average porosity and permeability of grainstone are approximately 45% and 10 darcies, respectively. 2  The average porosity and permeability of a wackestone are approximately 65% and 200 md, respectively.