The influence of diagenesis on the reservoir quality of Cambrian and Carboniferous sandstones, southwest Sinai, Egypt

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 285-300

  Mcbride, Earle F ^a   Abdel Wahab, Antar ^b   Salem, Alaa M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTATION; COMPACTION; DIAGENESIS; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SANDSTONE;

EGYPT, SINAI;

EID: 0030480669     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0899-5362(96)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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