Effects of depositional and diagenetic characteristics on carbonate reservoir quality: A case study from the South Pars gas field in the Persian Gulf

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 325-344

  Esrafili Dizaji, B ^a   Rahimpour Bonab, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoir heterogeneity; Dalan and Kangan Formations; Diagenesis; Khuff reservoirs; Persian Gulf; South Pars field

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE RESERVOIR HETEROGENEITY; DALAN AND KANGAN FORMATIONS; DIAGENESIS; KHUFF RESERVOIRS; PERSIAN GULF; SOUTH PARS FIELD;

GAS INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBONATION;

BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CARBONATE RAMP; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 70350356280     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079309-817     Document Type: Article

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