Organic-inorganic interactions in oilfield sandstones: Examples from turbidite reservoirs in the Campos Basin, offshore Eastern Brazil

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 361-380

  Prochnow, E A ^a,d   Remus, M V D ^d   Ketzer, J M ^b,d   Gouvea Jr , J C R ^d   Schiffer de Souza, R ^c   De Ros, L F ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE LUTERANA DO BRASIL   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Campos Basin; Organic inorganic interactions; Reservoir quality; Sandstone diagenesis

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; KAOLIN; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRATIGRAPHY;

ORGANIC-INORGANIC INTERACTIONS; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SANDSTONE DIAGENESIS;

SANDSTONE;

BIODEGRADATION; DIAGENESIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; TURBIDITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAMPOS BASIN;

EID: 33749415962     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2006.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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