Table 2.  Sources and attributes of porosity-permeability data sets.

No.

Authors

Sandstone

Grain

Sorting

Primary

Secondary

Depositional

Facies

Thin Section

Vitrinite

Maximum

Maximum

Class**

Size

Minerals

Minerals

Environment

Porosity

Reflectance

Porosity

Permeability

1

Aase and others, 1996

SA to AK

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

27.9

2620.0

2

Amthor and Okkerman, 1998

LA

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

28.0

2700.0

3

Atkinson and others, 1990

LA

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

30.8

7762.0

4

Bloch and others, 1990

SL

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

27.2

3981.1

5

Bloch, 1991

SL to QA

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

N

N

19.4

2976.0

6

Bloch and others, 2002

na

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

25.6

1412

7

Bourbie and Zinszner, 1985

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

28.5

7762.5

8

Bowker and Jackson, 1989

SA

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

18.2

173.8

9

Cant and Ethier, 1984

Conglomerate

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

11.6

2000.0

10

Castle and Burns, 1998

QA, SA, SL

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

16.1

158.5

11

Cazier and others, 1995

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

12.0

616.0

12

Chowdhury and Noble, 1992

SA

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

19.7

93.3

13

Clark and Reinson, 1990

LA, SL, QA

Y

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

22.0

955.0

14

Corcoran and others, 1994

SA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

34.7

1990.0

15

Cox and others, 1994

SA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

20.6

55.0

16

Dickinson, 1996

SA

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

31.2

199.5

17

Dolly and Mullarkey, 1996

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

21.1

22500.0

18

Dolly and Mullarkey, 1996

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

20.3

2051.0

19

Dolly and Mullarkey, 1996

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

29.6

56.0

20

Dolly and Mullarkey, 1996

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

23.7

25.0

21

Dutton and Willis, 1998

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

13.3

89.1

22

Dutton and others, 2003

AK

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

30.6

249.0

23

Ehrenberg, 1990

SA

N

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

Y

34.3

13451.0

24

Estes-Jackson and others, 2001

SL to LA

N

N

N

Y

N

Y

N

N

22.4

4.3

25

Ganer, 1985

QA

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

16.9

416.9

26

Gaupp and others, 1993

QA, SA, SL, LA

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

21.0

100.0

27

Grau, 2000

QA

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

N

28.3

7980.0

28

Grigsby and others, 1992

QA to LA

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

16.0

7.8

29

Hall and Link, 1990

PC

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

37.0

1445.0

30

Hirst and others, 2001

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

20.1

251.9

31

Hogg and others, 1996

AK

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

26.7

8912.5

32

Hosseini and Hayatdavoudi, 1986

LA to SL

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

Y

N

31.2

193.0

33

Keighin and others, 1989

varied

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

22.1

44.0

34

Keighin and others, 1993

FL

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

N

Y

N

19.7

59.3

35

Kerr and others, 1999

na

Y

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

23.8

407.4

36

Langford and others, 1990

FL

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

20.5

2.9

37

Lindquist, 1988

SA

N

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

19.5

810.0

38

Luffel and others, 1991

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

17.2

75.9

39

Mancini et al., 1990

SA

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

16.9

234.4

40

Marzano, 1988

PC

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

42.9

5370.3

41

Miller and Groth, 1990

QA

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

18.0

316.0

42

Miller and others, 1990

PC

Y

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

40.6

10000.0

43

Mitchell-Tapping, 1997

SL

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

18.5

182.0

44

Montgomery, 1997

na

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

20.6

19.1

45

Montgomery and Morrison, 1999

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

13.9

100.0

46

Montgomery and Leetaru, 2000

QA to SA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

23.0

239.8

47

Morgan and others, 1977

QA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

22.5

758.8

48

Morse, 2001

QA

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

Y

N

19.8

250.0

49

Muller and Coalson, 1989

SL

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

22.2

630.9

50

Newman, 1999

na

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

25.2

1995.3

51

Paul and others, 1976

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

32.9

1631.0

52

Pryor, 1973

na

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

57.0

149000.0

53

Reedy and Pepper, 1996

SA

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

38.0

6310.0

54

Shade and Hansen, 1992

AK

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

14.5

7.8

55

Shenhav, 1971

na

Y

N

N

Y

N

N

N

N

29.8

2000.0

56

Smith, 1985

SA

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

22.5

851.1

57

Smith, 1985

QA

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

28.8

1258.9

58

Smith, 1985

QA to SA

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

28.5

1621.8

59

Sneider and others, 1977

na

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

24.2

524.8

60

Soeder and Randolph, 1987

FL

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

11.5

1.0

61

Spain, 1992

SA

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

29.5

169.8

62

Stiles and Hutfilz, 1992

quartzofeldspathic

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

27.4

3235.9

63

Stricklin, 1999

na

Y

N

N

N

Y

N

N

N

22.4

1215.0

64

Taylor and Soule, 1993

AK

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

19.1

281.8

65

Thomson, 1978

QA

Y

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

15.3

180.0

66

Thomson and Stancliffe, 1990

FL

N

N

N

Y

Y

N

N

N

21.9

89.1

67

Tillman and Martinsen, 1987

na

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

N

17.7

94.0

68

Trevena and Clark, 1986

SL

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

27.5

3000.0

69

Wendlandt and Bhuyan,1990

varied

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

23.3

1393.6

70

Worden and others, 2000

SL & LA

N

N

N

N

N

N

Y

N

19.6

158.5

*Lithology key

QA  Quartz Arenite

SA  Subarkose

SL  Sublitharenite

AK  Arkose

FL  Feldspathic Litharenite

LA  Litharenite

(no data classed as lithic arkoses)

na  not available

 U. S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 03-420