Clay diagenesis in the sandstone reservoir of the Ellon Field (Alwyn, North Sea)

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 269-285

  Hassouta, Lhoussain ^a   Buatier, Martine D ^a   Potdevin, Jean Luc ^a   Liewig, Nicole ^b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Calcite; Diagenesis; Dickite; Illite; Kaolinite; North Sea; Pressure Solution; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SANDSTONE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CLAY DIAGENESIS; DICKITE; ELLON FIELD; ILLITE; KAOLINITE; SANDSTONE RESERVOI;

CLAY MINERALS;

CLAY; DIAGENESIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE;

ALWYN; ELLON FIELD; NORTH SEA;

EID: 0032830430     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.1999.0470303     Document Type: Article

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