Lithologic characteristics and diagenesis of the Devonian Jauf sandstone at Ghawar Field, Eastern Saudi Arabia

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1221-1234

  Al Ramadan, Khalid A ^a   Hussain, Mahbub ^a   Imam, Badrul ^b   Saner, Salih ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Diagenesis; Jauf sandstone; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

CLAY CEMENTS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

CALCITE; CLAY; HYDROCARBONS; POROSITY; QUARTZ;

SANDSTONE;

CEMENTATION; CLAY MINERAL; DEVONIAN; DIAGENESIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

ASH SHARQIYAH; ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; GHAWAR FIELD; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA; WORLD;

EID: 10144233512     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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