Permeability of fine-grained rocks: New evidence from chalks

Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-24

  Mallon, Anthony J ^a   Swarbrick, Richard E ^a   Katsube, T John ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquitard; Chalk; North Sea; Permeability

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURES; HYDROCARBON-BEARING RESERVOIRS; SILICICLASTIC MUDROCKS;

HYDROCARBONS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; ROCK MECHANICS;

ROCKS;

CHALK; CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 12844283357     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G20951.1     Document Type: Article

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