Geologic analysis of the upper jurassic haynesville shale in east Texas and west Louisiana

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1643-1666

  Hammes, Ursula ^a   Hamlin, H Scott ^a   Ewing, Thomas E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Yegua Energy Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBONATION; DEPOSITION; LAMINATING; LIME; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PYRITES; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE GAS; STRATIGRAPHY;

BASEMENT STRUCTURES; CALCAREOUS MUDSTONE; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC-RICH MUDSTONE; PRODUCTION CHALLENGES; RESERVOIR THICKNESS; SILICEOUS MUDSTONE; STRUCTURAL SETTING;

FRACTURING (FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS);

BASEMENT ROCK; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DRILLING; EXPLOITATION; FACIES; JURASSIC; LAMINATION; MUDSTONE; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; PYRITE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHALE; SILICICLASTIC DEPOSIT; TRANSGRESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80155209649     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02141110128     Document Type: Article

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