Pore water evolution in oilfield sandstones: Constraints from oxygen isotope microanalyses of quartz cement

Chemical Geology

Volumn 191, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-304

  Marchand, Ann M E ^a,d   Macaulay, Calum I ^b   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a   Fallick, Anthony E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodoluminescence; Fluid inclusions; Ion microprobe; Oxygen isotopes; Pore water; Quartz cement

Indexed keywords

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; CEMENT; OIL FIELD; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; POREWATER; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE;

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EID: 0037202651     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(02)00137-7     Document Type: Article

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