Outcrop-constrained hydrogeological simulations of brine reflux and early dolomitization of the Permian San Andres Formation

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1757-1781

  Garcia Fresca, Beatriz ^a   Jerry Lucia, F ^b   Sharp, John M ^c   Kerans, Charles ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOLOMITE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIMESTONE; METALS; SEA LEVEL; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; STRATIGRAPHY;

BRINE CIRCULATION; DOLOMITIZATION; HETEROGENEOUS DISTRIBUTIONS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; MODEL TESTS; OUTCROP DATA; PERMIAN; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PROPERTY-BASED; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL;

LIME;

BRINE; CARBONATE; DATA SET; DOLOMITIZATION; DOLOSTONE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROGEOLOGY; MAGNESIUM; MASS BALANCE; MODEL TEST; OUTCROP; PERMEABILITY; PETROLOGY; SALINITY; SAN ANDREAS FAULT; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; SAN ANDREAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866885478     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02071210123     Document Type: Article

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