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Enum: SubsurfacePropertyType

Physical and hydraulic properties of subsurface formations relevant to resource characterization and reservoir modeling.

URI: valuesets:SubsurfacePropertyType

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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