Impact of diagenesis on reservoir-quality evolution in fluvial and lacustrine-deltaic sandstones: Evidence from jurassic and triassic sandstones from the Ordos Basin, China

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-102

  Luo, J L ^a   Morad, S ^b,h   Salem, A ^c   Ketzer, J M ^d   Lei, X L ^e   Guo, D Y ^f   Hlal, O ^g  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Kafr El Sheikh University   (Egypt)

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

^e Yanchang Bureau of Petroleum Administration   (China)

^f Limited Company of the Yanchang Oilfield   (China)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TRIPOLI   (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

China; Diagenesis; Fluvial and lacustrine deltaic sandstones; Jurassic; Ordos Basin; Reservoir quality; Triassic

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CAPILLARITY; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; CLAY MINERALS; COMPACTION; DISSOLUTION; FELDSPAR; HELIUM; IRON ORES; KAOLINITE; LIQUIDS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; OXIDE MINERALS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICATES;

CHINA; DIAGENESIS; FLUVIAL AND LACUSTRINE-DELTAIC SANDSTONES; JURASSIC; ORDOS BASIN; RESERVOIR QUALITY; TRIASSIC;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; FACIES; JURASSIC; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; SUBSIDENCE; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; ORDOS BASIN;

EID: 58049169630     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2009.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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