The effects of diagenesis on the reservoir characters in sandstones of the Late Cretaceous Pab Formation, Kirthar Fold Belt, southern Pakistan

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 622-635

  Umar, Muhammad ^a,b   Friis, Henrik ^c   Khan, Abdul Salam ^a   Kassi, Akhtar Muhammad ^a   Kasi, Aimal Khan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^b Comsats Institute of Information Technology ^*  (Pakistan)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Diagenesis; Indian Shield; Petrography; Provenance; Reservoir properties; Shelfal delta lobe; Turbidites

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; COMPACTION; DIAGENESIS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; TURBIDITE;

INDIAN SHIELD; PAKISTAN;

EID: 78650572566     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2010.10.014     Document Type: Article

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