Diagenesis and reservoir development of sandstones in the Triassic Rewan Group, Bowen Basin, Australia

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 445-465

  Bashari, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australia; Bowen Basin; Diagenesis; Hydrocarbon reservoir; Queensland

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; LITHOLOGY; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

DIAGENESIS; FLUID FLUX; LITHIC ARENITES; PORE FILL CEMENTATION; RESERVOIR DEVELOPMENT; TRIASSIC REWAN GROUP;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

DIAGENESIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

AUSTRALIA; BOWEN BASIN; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0032194341     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1998.tb00795.x     Document Type: Article

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