Deposition and textural evolution of cool-water limestones: Outcrop analog for reservoir potential in cross-bedded calcitic reservoirs

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 160-180

  Anastas, Alexis S ^a,b   James, Noel P ^a   Nelson, Campbell S ^c   Dalrymple, Robert W ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY;

PETROLEUM TRAPS; RESERVOIR POTENTIAL;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EID: 0031648486     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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