Reservoir characterization of Scollard-age fluvial sandstones, Alberta foredeep

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2037-2050

  Khidir, A ^a   Catuneanu, O ^b  

^a ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagenesis; Fluvial sandstones; Reservoir characterization

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA; AUTHIGENIC CLAYS; CALCITE-CEMENT; DIAGENESIS; DIAGENETICS; DICKITE; FLUVIAL SANDSTONES; LABORATORY ANALYSIS; LABORATORY STUDIES; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; PALEOCENE; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; RESERVOIR CHARACTERISTIC; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RESERVOIR PROPERTY; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SANDSTONE SAMPLES; SMECTITES;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTING (SHAFTS); CEMENTS; COMPACTION; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; KAOLINITE; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS;

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

CEMENTATION; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAASTRICHTIAN; PALEOCENE; PERMEABILITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SANDSTONE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 77957888291     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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