Evolution and distribution of porosity associated with subaerial exposure in upper Paleozoic platform limestones, west Texas

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1835-1854

  Saller, Arthur H ^a   Dickson, J A D ^b   Matsuda, Fumiaki ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; KARSTIFICATION;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; LIMESTONE; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; CARBONIFEROUS; LIMESTONE; PERMIAN; POROSITY; SUBAERIAL EXPOSURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033493627     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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