Enum: SubsurfacePropertyType
Physical and hydraulic properties of subsurface formations relevant to resource characterization and reservoir modeling.
URI: valuesets:SubsurfacePropertyType
Permissible Values
| Value | Meaning | Description | Broad Mappings |
|---|---|---|---|
| POROSITY | PATO:0000973 | The fraction of void space in a rock or sediment relative to its total volume | |
| PERMEABILITY | PATO:0000970 | The ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through it | |
| THERMAL_CONDUCTIVITY | The rate at which heat is transferred through a material per unit area per unit temperature gradient | PATO:0001756 | |
| SPECIFIC_HEAT_CAPACITY | The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of material by one degree | ||
| BULK_DENSITY | The mass of a material divided by its total volume, including pore spaces | PATO:0001019 | |
| FLUID_SATURATION | The fraction of pore space occupied by a specific fluid phase | ||
| PORE_PRESSURE | The pressure of fluids within the pore spaces of rock or sediment | ||
| GEOTHERMAL_GRADIENT | The rate of temperature increase with depth in the Earth's subsurface | ||
| HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY | A measure of the ease with which water can move through a porous medium under a hydraulic gradient | ||
| ELASTIC_MODULUS | A measure of the stiffness of a material, defined as the ratio of stress to strain | ||
| SEISMIC_VELOCITY | The speed at which seismic waves propagate through a subsurface material |
Slots
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| subsurface_property_type | Type of subsurface physical property |
Identifier and Mapping Information
Schema Source
- from schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
LinkML Source
name: SubsurfacePropertyType
instantiates:
- valuesets_meta:ValueSetEnumDefinition
description: Physical and hydraulic properties of subsurface formations relevant to
resource characterization and reservoir modeling.
title: Subsurface Property Type
from_schema: https://w3id.org/valuesets
contributors:
- orcid:0000-0002-6601-2165
- https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
status: DRAFT
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
POROSITY:
text: POROSITY
description: The fraction of void space in a rock or sediment relative to its
total volume
meaning: PATO:0000973
PERMEABILITY:
text: PERMEABILITY
description: The ability of a porous material to allow fluids to pass through
it
meaning: PATO:0000970
THERMAL_CONDUCTIVITY:
text: THERMAL_CONDUCTIVITY
description: The rate at which heat is transferred through a material per unit
area per unit temperature gradient
broad_mappings:
- PATO:0001756
SPECIFIC_HEAT_CAPACITY:
text: SPECIFIC_HEAT_CAPACITY
description: The amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of a
unit mass of material by one degree
BULK_DENSITY:
text: BULK_DENSITY
description: The mass of a material divided by its total volume, including pore
spaces
broad_mappings:
- PATO:0001019
FLUID_SATURATION:
text: FLUID_SATURATION
description: The fraction of pore space occupied by a specific fluid phase
PORE_PRESSURE:
text: PORE_PRESSURE
description: The pressure of fluids within the pore spaces of rock or sediment
GEOTHERMAL_GRADIENT:
text: GEOTHERMAL_GRADIENT
description: The rate of temperature increase with depth in the Earth's subsurface
HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY:
text: HYDRAULIC_CONDUCTIVITY
description: A measure of the ease with which water can move through a porous
medium under a hydraulic gradient
ELASTIC_MODULUS:
text: ELASTIC_MODULUS
description: A measure of the stiffness of a material, defined as the ratio of
stress to strain
SEISMIC_VELOCITY:
text: SEISMIC_VELOCITY
description: The speed at which seismic waves propagate through a subsurface material