Origin and evolution of formation water at the Jujo-Tecominoacán oil reservoir, Gulf of Mexico. Part 2: Isotopic and field-production evidence for fluid connectivity

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 555-573

  Birkle, Peter ^a   García, Bernardo Martínez ^b   Milland Padrón, Carlos M ^b   Eglington, Bruce M ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES ELÉCTRICAS   (Mexico)

^b PEMEX   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDRAULICS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEAWATER; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER WELLS; WELL STIMULATION;

AQUIFER WATERS; CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; END-MEMBERS; FORMATION WATERS; GULF OF MEXICO; HISTORICAL PRODUCTIONS; HOLOCENE; HOST ROCKS; HYDRAULIC BEHAVIORS; HYPERSALINE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; ISOTOPIC EQUILIBRATIONS; ISOTOPIC MIXING; JURASSIC; LATE PLEISTOCENE; LOWER CRETACEOUS; ME-XICO; OIL PRODUCTION WELLS; OIL RESERVOIRS; PETROLEUM EXTRACTIONS; PRODUCED WATERS; PRODUCTION WELLS; SALINITY WATERS; TEMPORAL FLUCTUATIONS; WATER CHEMISTRIES; WATER EXTRACTIONS; WATER FRONTS; WATER SALINITIES; WATER-ROCK INTERACTIONS;

OIL WELL PRODUCTION;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CRETACEOUS; DOLOMITE; FORMATION WATER; HOLOCENE; HYDRAULICS; HYPERSALINE ENVIRONMENT; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL; PLEISTOCENE; SALINITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

JUJO FIELD; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TABASCO; TECOMINOACAN FIELD;

EID: 63249085408     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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