Integrated measurements of capillary pressure, electrical resistivity, and elastic wave velocities conducted during sample drainage and imbibition under simulated reservoir conditions.

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Understanding how fluids migrate through underground rock formations is essential for securely storing carbon dioxide ($CO_2$), managing groundwater resources, or cleaning up contaminated soils. A key parameter in this context is the capillary pressure, the pressure difference between two immiscible fluids, such as water and $CO_2$, in the pore space of rocks. However, reliable measurements of capillary pressure under realistic subsurface conditions are still limited.

Capillary pressure–saturation relationships were determined using the porous membrane technique within a custom-designed experimental platform SEPP (System for Experimental PetroPhysics) developed at GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. Measurements were conducted during both drainage and imbibition cycles under pressure and temperature conditions relevant for subsurface $CO_2$ storage reservoirs. SEPP enables integrated acquisition of key petrophysical parameters, including hydraulic, electrical, and elastic properties. This data publication presents two datasets capturing capillary pressure, electrical resistivity, and P- and S-wave velocities from tests on two distinct sandstone samples.

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5880/GFZ.KHAG.2025.005
Related Identifier Cites https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281746944
Metadata Access http://doidb.wdc-terra.org/oaip/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_datacite&identifier=oai:doidb.wdc-terra.org:8718
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Creator Kummerow, Juliane ORCID logo; Spangenberg, Erik ORCID logo
Publisher GFZ Data Services
Contributor Kummerow, Juliane; Spangenberg, Erik; MKFactory, Stahnsdorf, Germany; Microprobe Lab (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany); Rock Preparation and Mineral Separation Lab (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany); X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analysis Lab (XRD) (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany); Rock and Ceramic Preparation Lab (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany); Thermal Petrophysics Lab (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Germany)
Publication Year 2026
Funding Reference European Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 Crossref Funder ID 25670 SiteChar; European Commission http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 Crossref Funder ID 25662 CO2Care; Helmholtz Association http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100009318 Crossref Funder ID GeoZeit
Rights CC BY 4.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Contact Kummerow, Juliane (GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany)
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Resource Type Dataset
Discipline Geosciences