Diagenetic characteristics of low permeability, non-reservoir chalks from the Central North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1097-1108

  Mallon, A J ^a   Swarbrick, R E ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalk; Diagenesis; North Sea; Permeability

Indexed keywords

CHALK; CHALK SAMPLES; CLAY CONTENTS; DIAGENESIS; DIAGENETIC; FLUID FLOWS; FLUID PATHWAYS; GRAIN PRESSURES; HIGH PRESSURES; INSOLUBLE RESIDUES; LOW PERMEABILITIES; LOW PERMEABILITY ROCKS; MEAN PORE SIZES; MECHANICAL COMPACTIONS; NORTH SEA; NORTH SEAS; PERMEABILITY; PETROLOGICAL ANALYSES; PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; POROSIMETRY; PRESSURE SEALS; ROCK TYPES; TRANSIENT PULSES;

CAPILLARITY; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DISSOLUTION; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); HYDROCARBONS; LIQUIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PETROLOGY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOLIDS; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CHALK; DIAGENESIS; PERMEABILITY; PETROLOGY; POROSITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 56349164262     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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