Shallow-marine microporous carbonate reservoir rocks in the middle east: Relationship with seawater Mg/Ca ratio and eustatic sea level

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 313-325

  Volery, C ^a   Davaud, E ^a   Foubert, A ^b   Caline, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c CSTJF   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Low Mg calcite; Micrite; Microporosity; Middle east; Reservoir rock

Indexed keywords

CALCITE CRYSTALS; CARBONATE FORMATIONS; CARBONATE RESERVOIR; CENOZOIC; CYCLIC VARIATIONS; ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE; EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL; GEOLOGICAL TIME; HIGH STABILITY; INTERCRYSTALLINE; LOW-MG CALCITE; MICRITE; MICROFABRIC; MICROPOROUS; MIDDLE EAST; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEAWATER CHEMISTRY; TIME INTERVAL; TRIASSIC;

CALCITE; CARBONATION; CRYSTALS; MICROPOROSITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

CARBONIFEROUS; CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITION; DIAGENESIS; EUSTACY; MICRITE; POROUS MEDIUM; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEAWATER; SHALLOW WATER; STRATIGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 70349971791     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2009.00452.x     Document Type: Article

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