Characterizing the physical properties of rocks from the Paleozoic to Permo-Triassic transition in the Upper Rhine Graben

Kushnir, Alexandra R. L.; Heap, Michael J.; Baud, Patrick; Gilg, H. Albert; Reuschlé, Thierry; Lerouge, Catherine; Dezayes, Chrystel; Duringer, Philippe

doi:10.1186/s40517-018-0103-6

Geothermal Energy

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Table 2 Physical properties measured on the oriented core samples

From: Characterizing the physical properties of rocks from the Paleozoic to Permo-Triassic transition in the Upper Rhine Graben

Sample	Direction of coring	l (mm)	d (mm)	φ _c	φ _t	V_p (km s⁻¹)
Saint Pierre Bois (France)
Basement—granite
WAG1_1	X	40.09	19.81	0.03	0.04	4.52
WAG1_2	X	40.09	19.82	0.04	0.04	4.39
WAG1_3	Y	39.84	19.83	0.04	0.04	4.69
WAG1_4	Y	40.16	19.84	0.03	0.03	4.73
WAG1_5	Z	40.06	19.73	0.03	0.03	4.84
WAG1_6	Z	39.99	19.71	0.03	0.04	4.80
WAG2_1	X	40.02	19.75	0.05	0.05	4.51
WAG2_2	X	40.04	19.73	0.03	0.04	4.82
WAG2_3	Y	40.01	19.75	0.04	0.04	4.86
WAG2_4	Y	40.02	19.74	0.05	0.05	4.71
WAG2_5	Z	40.05	19.73	0.05	0.05	4.84
WAG2_6	Z	40.16	19.74	0.03	0.04	4.90
WAG3_1	X	39.99	19.93	0.02	0.03	5.20
WAG3_2	X	40.09	19.93	0.03	0.03	5.16
WAG3_3	Y	39.97	19.80	0.02	0.03	5.05
WAG3_4	Y	40.13	19.80	0.03	0.03	4.92
WAG3_5	Z	40.07	19.94	0.03	0.03	5.04
WAG3_6	Z	40.08	19.94	0.02	0.03	5.08
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
WAAG1_1	X	40.04	19.78	0.03	0.03	3.90
WAAG1_2	X	40.08	19.77	0.03	0.03	3.96
WAAG1_3	Y	40.11	19.78	0.03	0.03	4.18
WAAG1_4	Y	40.08	19.79	0.03	0.03	4.32
WAAG1_5	Z	40.01	19.70	0.03	0.03	4.23
WAAG1_6	Z	40.02	19.68	0.03	0.03	4.22
WAAG2_1	X	40.07	19.95	0.04	0.04	3.76
WAAG2_2	Y	40.05	19.94	0.04	0.04	3.74
WAAG2_3	Z	40.08	19.97	0.03	0.04	3.96
SPB1_1	X	40.04	19.91	0.08	0.08	4.38
SPB1_2	Y	40.04	19.92	0.08	0.09	4.52
SPB1_3	Z	40.03	19.93	0.09	0.09	4.59
SPB2_1	X	40.08	19.99	0.09	0.09	4.38
SPB2_2	Y	40.05	19.99	0.09	0.10	4.39
SPB2_3	Z	40.11	20.02	0.09	0.09	4.49
SPB3_1	X	40.18	20.09	0.12	0.13	3.80
SPB3_2	Y	40.08	20.11	0.13	0.13	3.73
SPB3_3	Z	40.12	20.11	0.13	0.13	3.85
SPB5_1	Y	39.93	19.98	0.05	0.05	4.59
SPB5_2	Z	40.10	20.00	0.05	0.05	4.56
SPB6_1	X	40.03	20.06	0.13	0.14	3.80
SPB6_2	Y	40.03	20.06	0.13	0.14	3.99
SPB6_3	Z	40.16	20.07	0.14	0.14	3.90
SPB7_1	X	39.90	19.94	0.13	0.14	3.73
SPB7_2	Y	40.09	19.94	0.13	0.14	3.71
SPB7_3	Z	40.15	19.97	0.14	0.14	3.81
SPB8_1	X	38.94	20.07	0.12	0.12	3.96
SPB8_2	Y	40.10	20.10	0.13	0.13	3.76
SPB8_3	Z	40.03	20.07	0.12	0.12	3.90
SPB10_1	X	40.12	20.01	0.05	0.05	4.01
SPB10_2	Y	40.09	20.02	0.05	0.05	4.26
SPB10_3	Z	40.09	20.01	0.05	0.06	4.36
SPB11_1	X	40.13	20.12	0.05	0.06	4.80
SPB11_2	Y	40.02	20.13	0.06	0.06	4.70
SPB11_3	Z	40.11	21.37	0.16	0.17	4.63
SPB12_1	Y	39.99	20.09	0.09	0.09	4.10
SPB12_2	Z	40.08	20.09	0.09	0.09	4.10
Raon l’Etape (France)
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
WPS1_1	X	40.01	19.76	0.25	0.25	1.77
WPS1_2	Y	40.03	19.72	0.25	0.25	1.97
WPS1_3	Z	39.97	19.72	0.25	0.25	1.99
Other—dolomite
WPD1_1	X	40.07	19.96	0.02	0.03	5.27
WPD1_2	Y	40.05	19.94	0.02	0.02	5.15
WPD1_3	Z	40.14	19.96	0.02	0.03	5.45
Waldhambach (Germany)
Sedimentary sequence—arkose
TAS1_1	X	39.76	19.88	0.15	0.15	3.25
TAS1_2	Y	39.94	19.92	0.15	0.15	3.48
TAS1_3	Z	40.02	19.88	0.14	0.15	3.82
TAS2_1	Y	40.02	19.79	0.12	0.10	3.66
TAS2_2	Y	40.06	19.74	0.11	0.10	3.68
TAS2_3	Y	42.04	19.09	0.04	0.04	3.49
TAS2_4	Z	40.16	19.91	0.12	0.12	3.73
TAS2_5	Z	40.09	19.94	0.12	0.12	3.55
TAS3_1	X	40.19	19.72	0.13	0.13	3.58
TAS3_2	X	39.23	19.77	0.14	0.13	3.38
TAS3_3	Y	40.05	19.78	0.14	0.13	3.76
TAS3_4	Y	40.06	19.78	0.14	0.13	4.00
TAS3_5	Z	42.00	19.74	0.11	0.10	3.97
TAS3_6	Z	40.15	19.78	0.14	0.13	3.96
TAS3_7	Z	40.11	19.77	0.13	0.12	3.84
Other—hydrothermally altered andesite
TAB 1_1	X	40.00	20.03	0.00	0.02	5.02
TAB 1_2	Y	40.10	20.01	0.00	0.01	5.09
TAB 1_3	Z	40.10	20.03	0.00	0.02	4.85
Albersweiler (Germany)
Basement—metagranite
TPG1_1	X	40.03	19.63	0.00	0.01	5.37
TPG1_2	Y	40.11	19.94	0.00	0.01	5.76
TPG1_3	Z	40.06	19.96	0.00	0.01	5.75
TPG2_1	X	40.01	19.98	0.00	0.00	5.50
TPG2_2	Y	40.09	20.01	0.00	0.00	5.69
TPG2_3	Z	40.09	20.04	0.00	0.00	5.79
Other—metabasite
TPDG1_1	X	40.15	19.89	0.00	0.01	5.88
TPDG1_2	X	40.02	19.89	0.00	0.01	6.11
TPDG1_3	Y	40.04	19.89	0.00	0.00	6.11
TPDG1_4	Y	40.11	19.89	0.00	0.00	6.20
TPDG1_5	Z	40.07	19.78	0.00	0.01	5.77
TPDG1_6	Z	40.05	19.78	0.00	0.00	6.15
Other—hydrothermally altered volcanic rock
TPV1_1	X	40.12	19.92	0.15	0.15	3.46
TPV1_2	Y	38.37	19.92	0.17	0.16	–
TPV1_3	Z	40.11	19.90	0.16	0.16	3.52
Sedimentary sequence—breccia
TPSC1_1	X	40.18	19.79	0.07	0.07	2.74
TPSC1_2	X	40.16	19.73	0.06	0.06	2.96
TPSC1_3	Y	40.07	19.80	0.06	0.06	3.37
TPSC1_4	Y	40.08	19.82	0.10	0.09	3.33
TPSC1_5	Z	40.08	19.79	0.07	0.07	2.34
TPSC1_6	Z	40.03	19.78	0.06	0.07	2.43

l and d are the length and diameter of the cored samples, respectively; φ_c is the connected gas porosity; φ_t is the total porosity; V_p is the P-wave velocity

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