Chalk porosity and sonic velocity versus burial depth: Influence of fluid pressure, hydrocarbons, and mineralogy

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 201-223

  Fabricius, Ida L ^a   Gommesen, Lars ^b,c   Krogsbøll, Anette ^a   Olsen, Dan ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ØDegaard A S   (Denmark)

^c MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

^d GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; MINERALOGY; POROSITY; PRESSURE; QUARTZ;

CHALK POROSITY; PORE-VOLUME COMPRESSIBILITY; SONIC VELOCITY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CEMENTATION; CHALK; FLUID PRESSURE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MINERALOGY; P-WAVE; POISSON RATIO; POROSITY; SMECTITE; STYLOLITE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; DANISH CENTRAL TROUGH; NORTH SEA;

EID: 40949084407     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10170707077     Document Type: Article

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