Hydrothermal dolomitization, mixing corrosion and deep burial porosity formation: Numerical results from 1-D reactive transport models

Geofluids

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 99-111

  Salas, Joaquin ^a,e   Taberner, C ^b   Esteban, M ^c   Ayora, C ^d  

^a Aluvial SL   (Spain)

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

^c Carbonates International Ltd   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoirs; Cooling; Deep burial; Dolomitization; Fluorite; Kaolinite dickite; Mixing corrosion; Reactive transport model

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; COOLING; CORROSION; DISSOLUTION; DOLOMITIZATION; FLUID INCLUSION; FRACTURE ZONE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; PARAGENESIS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EID: 34247470683     PISSN: 14688115     EISSN: 14688123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-8123.2006.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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