Diagenetic evolution of incised channel sandstones: Implications for reservoir characterisation of the lower carboniferous marar formation, ghadames basin, western Libya

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-18

  Frohlich S ^a,b   Redfern, J ^a   Petitpierre, L ^a   Marshall, J D ^c   Power, M ^d,e   Grech, P V ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^d Formerly Intellection UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e SGS UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^f WOODSIDE ENERGY LTD   (Australia)

^g PETROM SA 1 Piata Eroilor ^*  (Romania)

Author keywords

Calcite cement; Carboniferous; Chlorite; Diagenesis; Ghadames Basin; Kaolinite; Libya

Indexed keywords

BURIAL COMPACTION; BURIAL DEPTHS; CALCITE CEMENT; CARBONIFEROUS STRATA; DIAGENETIC EVENTS; DIAGENETIC EVOLUTION; DIAGENETICS; DISCRETE INTERVALS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INCISED VALLEY; INTERGRANULAR; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; K-FELDSPAR; KAOLINITIZATION; MARINE CLASTICS; OUTCROP DATA; PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS; PORE WATERS; PSEUDO-MATRIX; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISATION; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SAND BODY; SANDSTONE SAMPLES; SHALLOW BURIAL DEPTHS; STUDY AREAS; SYSTEMS TRACTS;

CAPILLARITY; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; COMPACTION; FELDSPAR; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; KAOLINITE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; WATER ANALYSIS;

CALCITE;

ANTICLINE; CALCITE; CARBONIFEROUS; CEMENT; CHLORITE; DIAGENESIS; FELDSPAR; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ILLITE; INCISED VALLEY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KAOLINITE; OUTCROP; PERMEABILITY; PLAGIOCLASE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE; STABLE ISOTOPE;

BERKINE BASIN; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

EID: 72549097253     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2010.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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