Physical properties of Cenozoic mudstones from the northern North Sea: Impact of clay mineralogy on compaction trends

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-150

  Marcussen, Øyvind ^a   Thyberg, Brit I ^a   Peltonen, Christer ^b   Jahren, Jens ^a   Bjørlykke, Knut ^a   Faleide, Jan Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Venoco Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; PETROPHYSICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; SEISMIC WAVES; SEISMOLOGY; UNDERWATER MINERALOGY; WELL LOGGING;

AMPLITUDE VERSUS OFFSET; CLAY MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES; CONTROLLING FACTORS; MAIN CONTROLLING FACTORS; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; PETROPHYSICAL DATUM; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

CLAY MINERALS;

CENOZOIC; CLAY MINERAL; COMPACTION; FACIES; MINERALOGY; MUDSTONE; P-WAVE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PROVENANCE; SMECTITE; WAVE VELOCITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

EID: 58949095915     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08220808044     Document Type: Article

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