Geothermal exploration in a sedimentary basin: new continuous temperature data and physical rock properties from northern Oman

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Table 2 Overview of the sampled rocks with the lithology, geological formation, measured porosity (ϕ, %), density (ρ, 10³ kg m⁻³), permeability (k, D), the thermal conductivity measured on dry (λmean_dry) and water-saturated (λmean_sat, W m⁻¹ K⁻¹) samples

Sample ID	Sample point	Lithology	Geological formation	ϕ (%)	ρ (g cm⁻³)	k [D]	λmean_dry (W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)	λmean_sat (W m⁻¹ K⁻¹)
B1	x	Conglomerate, diagenetic alteration	Barzaman	17.0	2.2		1.79	1.90
B2	x	Conglomerate, diagenetic alteration	Barzaman	15.0	2.1		2.13	2.38
B3	3	Brownish pebbly sandstone	Barzaman	21.3	2.1	2.00E−04	1.56	2.28
B4	3	Sandy pebbly conglomerate	Barzaman	12.4	2.3	1.00E−05	2.24	2.50
B5	3	Coarse sized sandstone	Barzaman			3.50E−03	1.11
B6	3	V.C sandstone	Barzaman	36.3	1.7	7.50E−03	0.74	1.93
B7	3	Limestone with pebble size clasts	Barzaman	21.2	2.1	1.00E−04	1.65	2.14
B8	3	Limestone (reef limestone)	Barzaman	14.6	2.3	6.00E−04	2.42	2.89
B9	3	Limestone breccia	Barzaman	12.8	2.3	8.00E−06	2.04	2.26
B10	3	Siltstone, partially cong	Barzaman	18.6	2.1		1.65	1.97
B11	3	Mudstone, beige	Barzaman				0.93
B12	3	Polymictic conglomerate	Barzaman	18.6	2.1	6.00E−04	1.36	1.73
B13	3	Fossiliferous limestone	Barzaman	8.9	2.5	–	2.36	2.49
B14	3	Grainstone	Barzaman	10.0	2.4		2.27	2.49
B15	2	Conglomerate, diagenetic alteration	Barzaman	15.0	2.2	2.00E−04	2.27	2.72
MAM1	4	Limestone	MAM reef	2.5	2.6		2.71	2.80
MAM2	4	Fossiliferous-rich grainstone	MAM reef	1.1	2.7		2.64	2.71
MAM3	4	Fossiliferous-rich grainstone	MAM reef	4.0	2.6	–	2.63	2.76
S1	5	Foraminiferal packstone–wackstone	Seeb	32.3	1.8	2.00E−04	1.09	1.83
S2	5	Foraminiferal grainstone	Seeb	8.8	2.5		2.15	2.42
S3	4	Foraminiferal packstone–wackstone	Seeb	33.8	1.8	3.80E−03	0.94	1.87
S4	1	Sandstone (sandy limestone)	Seeb	2.2	2.6		2.59	2.65
S5	4	Foraminiferal limestone	Seeb	7.2	2.5		2.35	2.73