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Table 4 Summary of various pore throat diameter parameters that are subsequently used for certain permeability estimation models, as well as the measured permeabilities

From: Petrophysical characterization, BIB-SEM imaging, and permeability models of tight carbonates from the Upper Jurassic (Malm ß), SE Germany

Bed

Horizontal

Plug label*

r Main

l h max

r 35

Ar Permeability, KAr

Air Permeability, KAir

[#]

[–]

[–]

[nm]

[nm]

[nm]

[m2]

[m2]

B10

 

10_NS

33.55

20.58

14.15

 

6.39 E−18 ± 7.40E−19

B9

 

C91H

   

1.51E−17

 

C91V

   

1.24E−17

9.02E−18 ± 1.19E−18

C92H

19.91

14.13

10.56

1.20E−17

9.09E−18 ± 9.67E−19

9_NS

12.18

10.68

7.72

1.32E−17

7.82E−18 ± 7.81E−19

9_2_NS

     

B8

 

C8H

4.93

3.72

4.45

1.37E−17

3.11E−18 ± 2.15E−19

C8V

   

1.27E−17

 

8_NS

10.71

7.07

6.59

1.32E−17

9.97E−18 ± 1.59E−18

8_EW

    

5.51E−18 ± 8.78E−19

8_V

    

5.50E−18 ± 3.86E−19

B7

 

7_NS

15.37

10.22

8.38

 

1.08E−17 ± 1.06E−18

B6.2

 

C62V

7.93

21.74

9.51

1.22E−17

5.27E−18 ± 1.18E−18

C62H2

   

2.10E−17

1.94E−18 ± 2.42E−19

C62H1

   

1.19E−17

4.10E−18 ± 3.80E−19

B6.1

 

C61V

   

1.23E−17

 

C61H2

24.35

14.68

9.15

1.41E−17

8.14E−18 ± 9.33E−19

6_NS

39.46

22.77

13.11

1.43E−17

8.60E−18 ± 5.21E−19

B5

 

C5H2

37.13

21.56

12.93

1.58E−17

7.27E−18 ± 6.73E−19

C5V

   

1.32E−17

6.32E−18 ± 6.01E−19

5_NS

33.51

18.46

12.01

1.45E−17

6.77E−18 ± 4.39E−19

5_V

    

7.62E−18 ± 4.78E−19

B4

 

4_NS

37.38

23.61

12.75

 

1.08E−17 ± 1.92E−18

4_2_NS

     

B3

 

3_EW

32.57

18.92

11.78

 

3.49E−18 ± 1.92E−19

B2

 

2_NS

31.37

17.46

11.33

 

6.25E−18 ± 9.53E−19

B1

D

1D_NS

14.08

10.46

7.56

 

8.72E−18 ± 1.11E−18

B1

C

1C_NS

13.49

7.16

6.65

 

7.92E−18 ± 8.27E−19

B1

B2

1B_2_NS

     

B1

B1

1B_1_NS

13.08

9.23

7.45

 

4.64E−18 ± 5.58E−19

B1

A

1A_NS

10.77

6.07

6.07

 

6.67E−18 ± 1.12E−18

B1

F

1F_NS

23.56

13.90

9.31

 

5.89E−18 ± 1.42E−18

B1

E

1E_NS

8.67

7.22

6.47

 

4.98E−18 ± 5.00E−19

B1

G

1G_NS

8.96

7.51

6.43

 

4.61E−18 ± 6.92E−19

B1

H

1H_NS

15.75

10.00

7.76

 

7.63E−18 ± 1.25E−18

B1

 

1_NS

11.59

6.87

6.58

 

4.21E−18 ± 7.84E−19

1_EW

    

6.10E−18 ± 7.87E−19

1_V

    

1.01E−17 ± 2.58E−19

B0

 

0_V

11.94

9.76

7.86

 

1.06E−17 ± 1.04E−18

B-1

 

-1_NS

    

8.41E−18 ± 8.89E−20

Number of measurements

 

24

24

24

16

34

  1. * The plugs with bold labels contain clear stylolites at macroscale. The plug label extensions NS, EW, or V refer to the orientation of the plugs