10.3389/feart.2019.00048.s001 Paul-Ross Thomson Paul-Ross Thomson Alexander Hazel Alexander Hazel Saswata Hier-Majumder Saswata Hier-Majumder Data_Sheet_1_The Influence of Microporous Cements on the Pore Network Geometry of Natural Sedimentary Rocks.pdf Frontiers 2019 digital rock physics porosity sandstone microfluid petrophysics micro CT carbonate 2019-03-22 06:02:05 Dataset https://frontiersin.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_The_Influence_of_Microporous_Cements_on_the_Pore_Network_Geometry_of_Natural_Sedimentary_Rocks_pdf/7879331 <p>We investigate the pore network geometry and permeability of six natural sandstones and carbonate rocks. Using 3D microtomographic images, we segment each rock sample into three phases: Solid matrix of grains, macropores containing void spaces, and a third microporous phase containing nanometer-sized pores beyond the resolution of the image. In the majority of our samples, the microporosity exists inside cements deposited as a secondary phase along the surface of grains. Within the macropores, the pore radius, coordination number, throat radius, and throat length display a power law relation with porosity. We also find that the permeability of the aggregate depends on the porosity following the relation k=k0ϕ3.32, where log k<sub>0</sub> = 5.52 (mD). The fraction of connected porosity shows a strongly non-linear reduction with an increase in the volume fraction of microporous cement.</p>