diff --git a/Documentation/bibliography/other.bib b/Documentation/bibliography/other.bib
index 93600dc78789790ddc49b2b193927532de21f027..778ac6fe41b178e3505f32fd22b11644a0dcd967 100644
--- a/Documentation/bibliography/other.bib
+++ b/Documentation/bibliography/other.bib
@@ -220,3 +220,11 @@ URL = {https://doi.org/10.1680/geot.2008.58.3.157}
   year={1987},
   publisher={Wiley Online Library}
 }
+
+@inproceedings{somerton1974high,
+  title={High temperature behavior of rocks associated with geothermal type reservoirs},
+  author={Somerton, W.~H. and El-Shaarani, A.~H. and Mobarak, S.~M. and others},
+  booktitle={SPE California Regional Meeting},
+  year={1974},
+  organization={Society of Petroleum Engineers}
+}
diff --git a/MaterialLib/MPL/Properties/ThermalConductivity/SoilThermalConductivitySomerton.h b/MaterialLib/MPL/Properties/ThermalConductivity/SoilThermalConductivitySomerton.h
index bd844340b2001460c913519c57abd037fb86e7b2..55debdb0239eaf3edd67316c0f683f7f372f2515 100644
--- a/MaterialLib/MPL/Properties/ThermalConductivity/SoilThermalConductivitySomerton.h
+++ b/MaterialLib/MPL/Properties/ThermalConductivity/SoilThermalConductivitySomerton.h
@@ -17,6 +17,19 @@
 namespace MaterialPropertyLib
 {
 class Medium;
+/**
+ * \brief A saturation dependent thermal conductivity model for soil.
+ *
+ *  This model is proposed by Somerton, W.~H. et al. \cite somerton1974high,
+ *  which takes the form of
+ *  \f[
+ *   \lambda = \lambda_{\text{dry}} +
+ *     \sqrt{S}(\lambda_{\text{wet}}-\lambda_{\text{dry}}),
+ *  \f]
+ * where \f$\lambda_{\text{dry}}\f$ is the thermal conductivity of soil at the
+ * dry state, \f$\lambda_{\text{wet}}\f$ is the thermal conductivity of soil at
+ * the fully water saturated state, and \f$S\f$ is the water saturation.
+ */
 class SoilThermalConductivitySomerton final : public Property
 {
 public:
@@ -59,7 +72,9 @@ public:
                             double const dt) const override;
 
 private:
+    /// Thermal conductivity of soil at the dry state.
     double const dry_thermal_conductivity_;
+    /// Thermal conductivity of soil at the fully water saturated state.
     double const wet_thermal_conductivity_;
 };