Spatial variation of microstructure and petrophysical properties along deformation bands in reservoir sandstones

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 919-938

  Torabi, Anita ^a   Fossen, Haakon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURE; PETROPHYSICS; POROSITY; SANDSTONE;

CATACLASTIC DEFORMATION; DEFORMATION MECHANISM; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; INTERNAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PERMEABILITY REDUCTION; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; RESERVOIR SANDSTONES;

DEFORMATION;

FLUID FLOW; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; PHYLLOSILICATE; POROSITY; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EID: 69149088996     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03270908161     Document Type: Article

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