Resumen
The induced polarization method has become a popular method for evaluating formation permeability characteristics in recent years because of its sensitivity to water and water-bearing porous media. In particular, the induced polarization relaxation time can reflect the macroscopic characteristics of the porous media of rock and soil. Therefore, in order to study the relationship between relaxation time and permeability, eight quartz sand samples of different grain sizes were used to simulate water-bearing sand layers under different geological conditions, and the induced polarization experiment and the Darcy seepage experiment were carried out on the same sand sample. The experimental results show that relaxation time and permeability are closely correlated with the grain size of quartz sand samples. According to the experimental data, the power function equation is a better fit for describing the relationship between permeability and relaxation time. It is worth noting that the equations obtained are only empirical equations for quartz sand samples, and they may not be applicable to all geological conditions.