Reservoir quality, textural evolution, and origin of fault-associated dolomites

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1247-1272

  Wilson, Moyra E J ^a,b   Evans, Martin J ^c,d   Oxtoby, Norman H ^e   Nas, Dharma Satria ^f   Donnelly, Terry ^g,h   Thirlwall, Matthew ⁱ  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

^d ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

^e Geological Research and Development Centre ^*  (United Kingdom)

^f Geological Research and Development Centre Bandung   (Indonesia)

^g SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; HYDROCARBONS; INCLUSIONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEAWATER; SHALE;

DOLOMITES; DOLOMITIZATION; DOLOMITIZING FLUIDS;

MINERALOGY;

DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; FAULTING; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LIMESTONE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY;

EID: 35148871297     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05070706052     Document Type: Article

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