Sandstone diagenesis and reservoir quality prediction: Models, myths, and reality

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1093-1132

  Taylor, Thomas R ^a   Giles, Melvyn R ^a   Hathon, Lori A ^a   Diggs, Timothy N ^a   Braunsdorf, Neil R ^a   Birbiglia, Gino V ^b   Kittridge, Mark G ^a   MacAulay, Calum I ^a   Espejo, Irene S ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b Shell International Exploration and Production ^*  (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTING (SHAFTS); COMPACTION; FORECASTING; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEXTURES;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; EXTRINSIC PARAMETER; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON PORE FLUID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PREDICTIVE MODELING; SANDSTONE DIAGENESIS; SECONDARY POROSITY;

SANDSTONE;

CALIBRATION; CEMENTATION; DATA SET; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PERMEABILITY; PERTURBATION; POROSITY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUARTZ; RESERVOIR; SANDSTONE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLUME;

CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 77955951214     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/04211009123     Document Type: Article

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