Dolomitization of the lower Ordovician Catoche formation: Implications for hydrocarbon exploration in western Newfoundland

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-173

  Conliffe, J ^a   Azmy, K ^a   Greene, M ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Apache Canada Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Appalachians; Diagenesis; Dolomitization; Geochemistry; Newfoundland

Indexed keywords

APPALACHIANS; DIAGENESIS; DIAGENETIC EVOLUTION; DIAGENETICS; DOLOMITIZATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; INTERCRYSTALLINE; INTERCRYSTALLINE PORES; METEORIC WATERS; NEWFOUNDLANDS; ORDOVICIAN; POROSITY DEVELOPMENT; RESERVOIR QUALITY; STABLE ISOTOPES; VOLUME CHANGE;

CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; ISOTOPES; POROSITY; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRACE ELEMENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

DIAGENESIS; DOLOMITE; DOLOMITIZATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ORDOVICIAN; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRACE ELEMENT;

APPALACHIANS; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 83955162376     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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