Wabamun Lake Geological Pressure and Permeability Data for CO2 Storage Modeling

Data from the Wabamun Lake area in Alberta, Canada, was assembled for a common test problem to assess models simulating CO2 injection into the subsurface. The Alberta Geological Survey provided this information, which includes stratigraphy, rock properties, formation pressure, and well completion details collected by the petroleum industry. The dataset was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Model subsurface CO2 plume migration using pressure and permeability data from drillstem tests.
• Assess reservoir capacity and injectivity for CO2 storage by analyzing formation pressure and rock property features.
• Characterize confining shale units and deep saline formations using stratigraphy and mineralogy data.
• Calibrate geological models for the Wabamun Lake area with industry-submitted well completion and fluid composition information.

Strengths

• Data originates from a real-world area identified as a potential site for large-scale CO2 injection.
• Includes a variety of data types such as stratigraphy, rock properties, mineralogy, and formation pressure.
• Serves as a common benchmark problem agreed upon by researchers at a Princeton University workshop.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and file sizes are unknown.
• The temporal range of the underlying industry-collected data is not specified.
• Data availability is limited to the specific Wabamun Lake area (NTS 83G) in Alberta.

Provenance

Source

Alberta Geological Survey, Government of Alberta.

Collection Method

Data assembled from submissions by the petroleum industry to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, though the underlying data is older.

Geography

Wabamun Lake area, southwest of Edmonton in central Alberta, Canada (NTS 83G).