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Table 4 Distribution of porosity for MSC-4 and DGF-FB grouped by stratigraphic units

From: Porosity–permeability relationship derived from Upper Jurassic carbonate rock cores to assess the regional hydraulic matrix properties of the Malm reservoir in the South German Molasse Basin

Location

Stratigraphy

Rock density, g/cm3

Grain density, g/cm3

Porosity (He), %

Porosity (H2O), %

n

Min

Max

Med ± MAD

Min

Max

Med ± MAD

Min

Max

Med ± MAD

Min

Max

Med ± MAD

Moosburg SC 4

Purbeck

2.15

2.72

2.59 ± 0.06

2.65

2.85

2.72 ± 0.02

0.3

20.7

5.7 ± 3.2

0.5

17.3

4.6 ± 2.5

73

Malm ζ 4–5

2.10

2.68

2.52 ± 0.17

2.69

2.85

2.72 ± 0.01

1.2

22.2

7.7 ± 5.2

3.1

19.2

13.6 ± 4.5

32

Malm ζ 3

2.34

2.64

2.60 ± 0.01

2.71

2.74

2.72 ± 0.01

2.5

14.3

4.4 ± 0.4

2.5

3.9

3.1 ± 0.3

18

Malm ζ 2

2.43

2.79

2.57 ± 0.08

2.73

2.85

2.80 ± 0.03

0.8

14.0

7.4 ± 3.1

0.3

10.2

5.6 ± 3.4

35

Malm ζ 1

2.28

2.79

2.71 ± 0.08

2.77

2.83

2.81 ± 0.01

0.2

19.1

3.0 ± 2.5

0.3

18.4

2.1 ± 1.5

32

Malm ε

2.54

2.75

2.65 ± 0.04

2.77

2.82

2.71 ± 0.01

1.3

8.6

5.7 ± 1.5

0.5

5.9

2.9 ± 1.7

19

Malm δ

2.55

2.76

2.66 ± 0.01

2.74

2.81

2.79 ± 0.00

1.1

8.5

4.5 ± 0.6

0.7

4.7

2.3 ± 1.1

36

Malm γ

2.63

2.74

2.65 ± 0.01

2.66

2.82

2.68 ± 0.01

0.5

3.3

1.0 ± 0.4

1.1

3.2

2.0 ± 0.3

15

Malm β

2.61

2.67

2.63 ± 0.02

2.65

2.70

2.67 ± 0.01

0.3

3.3

1.2 ± 0.7

0.4

3.5

2.0 ± 0.3

14

Malm α

2.45

2.67

2.66 ± 0.01

2.67

2.79

2.68 ± 0.00

0.3

12.0

0.6 ± 0.1

0.3

10.3

1.0 ± 0.5

18

Top Dogger

2.32

2.72

2.55 ± 0.10

2.73

2.84

2.77 ± 0.02

4.1

16.3

8.5 ± 2.8

3.8

15.4

7.9 ± 2.4

20

Dingolfing FB

Malm ζ 4–5

2.29

2.64

2.48 ± 0.15

2.71

2.83

2.72 ± 0.01

3.5

15.2

10.3 ± 4.8

3.3

15.7

10.7 ± 5.1

6

Malm ζ 2

2.22

2.74

2.65 ± 0.05

2.67

2.83

2.80 ± 0.02

2.5

10.4

5.7 ± 1.8

1.8

17.7

3.5 ± 1.8

9

Malm ζ 1

2.49

2.64

2.54 ± 0.04

2.78

2.98

2.86 ± 0.08

4.9

15.6

12.8 ± 2.8

4.2

12.2

9.2 ± 3.9

5

Malm ε

2.43

2.79

2.66 ± 0.04

2.73

2.95

2.81 ± 0.02

3.5

13.8

5.5 ± 1.3

2.5

12.7

4.6 ± 1.1

19

Malm δ

2.57

2.76

2.66 ± 0.02

2.74

2.82

2.80 ± 0.01

1.7

7.8

4.7 ± 1.0

2.3

6.3

3.2 ± 0.7

12

  1. Min minimum, Max maximum, Med median, MAD median absolute deviation, n count
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