Brine-CO2 Flow-Through and Geomechanical Test Data on Synthetic Sandstone

British Geological Survey data from 2016 laboratory experiments on a synthetic sandstone core sample. The data includes ultrasonic P- and S-wave velocities, attenuation factors, axial and radial strains, and electrical resistivity. Tests were conducted under simulated shallow North Sea-like reservoir conditions as part of the DiSECCS project.

Use Cases

• Modeling CO2 storage capacity based on brine-CO2 flow-through test data.
• Assessing geomechanical integrity based on ultrasonic wave velocity and strain measurements.
• Identifying pore fluid distribution indicators from electrical resistivity data.
• Simulating inflation/depletion cyclic scenarios for reservoir management.

Strengths

• Data from controlled laboratory experiments under simulated shallow reservoir conditions.
• Includes multiple geophysical measurements: ultrasonic velocities, attenuation, strain, and resistivity.
• Experiments were part of a funded research project (EPSRC grant EP/K035878/1 and NERC).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect experimental bias inherent to a single synthetic sandstone sample.

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS), National Oceanography Centre, Southampton.

Collection Method

Data collected during two laboratory experiments: a steady-state brine-CO2 flow-through test and a geomechanical assessment test.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:33:53.404773; freshness should be verified

Geography

Laboratory conditions simulating shallow North Sea-like reservoirs.