Prediction of lithofacies and reservoir quality using well logs, Late Cretaceous Williams Fork Formation, Mamm Creek field, Piceance Basin, Colorado

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1699-1724

  Ozkan, Aysen ^a,b   Cumella, Stephen P ^c   Milliken, Kitty L ^d   Laubach, Stephen E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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

^c Bill Barrett Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; CLAY ALTERATION; COATINGS; FELDSPAR; GAMMA RAYS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; TEXTURES; TIGHT GAS; WELL LOGGING;

DENSITY POROSITY; ECONOMIC SUCCESS; GRAIN COMPOSITION; NATURAL FRACTURE; POTASSIUM FELDSPAR; QUARTZ CEMENTATION; RESERVOIR QUALITY; TIGHT GAS RESERVOIRS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AUTHIGENESIS; CEMENT; CLAY; COMPACTION; CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DOLOSTONE; FELDSPAR; GAMMA RAY RADIATION; HETEROGENEITY; LITHOFACIES; POROSITY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PREDICTION; RESERVOIR; ROCK MECHANICS; SANDSTONE; TEXTURE; WATER QUALITY; WELL LOGGING;

ARIZONA; COLORADO; PICEANCE BASIN; UNITED STATES; WILLIAMS;

EID: 80155174737     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/01191109143     Document Type: Article

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