Biogenically enhanced permeability: A petrographic analysis of Macaronichnus segregatus in the lower cretaceous bluesky formation Alberta Canada

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1779-1795

  Gordon, John B ^a   Pemberton, S George ^b   Gingras, Murray K ^b   Konhauser, Kurt O ^b  

^a Integrated Reservoir Solutions Division   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPACTION; MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY; QUARTZ;

ALBERTA , CANADA; BIOGENICALLY ENHANCED PERMEABILITY; CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS; GRAIN SEGREGATION; LOWER CRETACEOUS; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RESERVOIR QUALITY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; CHERT; COMPACTION; CORE ANALYSIS; CRETACEOUS; FILL; GAS PRODUCTION; ICHNOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; PORE SPACE; QUARTZ; TRACE FOSSIL;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 78649771035     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/04061009169     Document Type: Article

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