Effects of diagenesis on enhanced-resolution bulk density logs in Tertiary Gulf Coast sandstones: An example from the lower Vicksburg Formation, McAllen Ranch field, south Texas

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1801-1819

  Grigsby, Jeffry D ^a   Langford, Richard P ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TECTONICS;

DIAGENETIC FACIES; DIAGENETIC HETEROGENEITY; ENHANCED RESOLUTION BULK DENSITY LOGS; PERMEABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

OIL WELL LOGGING;

CEMENTATION; DENSITY LOGGING; DIAGENESIS; OLIGOCENE; PETROGRAPHY;

USA, TEXAS, MCALLEN RANCH FIELD;

EID: 0030292114     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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