Secondary porosity generation during deep burial associated with overpressure leak-off: Fulmar formation, United Kingdom Central Graben

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 803-813

  Wilkinson, M ^a   Darby, D ^a   Haszeldine, R S ^a   Couples, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; FLOW PATTERNS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELL CEMENTING;

DEEP BURIAL; FULMAR FORMATION; MAXIMUM POTENTIAL POROSITY; OVERPRESSURE LEAK OFF;

PETROGRAPHY;

BURIAL; OVERPRESSURE; POROSITY GENERATION; SECONDARY POROSITY;

NORTH SEA, CENTRAL GRABEN;

EID: 0031131615     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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