Diagenetic characteristics of the jurassic navajo sandstone in the covenant oil field, central utah thrust belt

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1039-1061

  Parry, W T ^a   Chan, Marjorie A ^a   Nash, Barbara P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; GROUNDWATER; HEMATITE; IRON; KAOLINITE; LAKES; OIL FIELDS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; PYRITES; SANDSTONE; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; MINERAL ASSOCIATIONS; NAVAJO SANDSTONES; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; REDUCING CONDITIONS; RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES;

BLEACHING;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FACIES; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEMATITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; KAOLINITE; MINERALOGY; OIL FIELD; OUTCROP; PLAYA; PYRITE; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENT CORE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349337430     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/04270908170     Document Type: Article

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