Effect of phycosiphoniform burrows on shah hydrocarbon reservoir quality

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1957-1980

  Bednarz, Malgorzata ^a   Mcllroy, Duncan ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL DEPOSITS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GAS PERMEABILITY; GASES; GASOLINE; METHANE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING; QUARTZ; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE GAS; TIGHT GAS;

ECONOMIC PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CAPACITY; SHALE GAS RESERVOIRS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION; UNCONVENTIONAL GAS; VERTICAL PERMEABILITIES; VOLUMETRIC APPROACH;

LOW PERMEABILITY RESERVOIRS;

BIOTURBATION; BRITTLE FRACTURE; BURROW; CLAY MINERAL; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; ICHNOFABRIC; MUDSTONE; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; QUARTZ; SHALE; TORTUOSITY;

EID: 84867637094     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/02221211126     Document Type: Article

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