Influence of depositional environment on diagenesis and reservoir quality: Tirrawarra Sandstone reservoir, Southern Cooper Basin, Australia

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 369-391

  Rezaee, M R ^a   Lemon, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MINERALOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTS;

DIAGENESIS; QUARTZ CEMENTATION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CEMENTATION; COMPACTION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DIAGENESIS; RESERVOIR QUALITY; TIRRAWARRA SANDSTONE;

AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, COOPER BASIN;

EID: 0030266394     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1996.tb00445.x     Document Type: Article

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