Chemical compaction of mudrocks in the presence of overpressure

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 471-479

  Goulty, N R ^a   Ramdhan, A M ^b   Jones, S J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANDUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENSITY LOG; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENT; HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT; MECHANICAL COMPACTION; MINERAL GRAINS; MUDROCKS; OVERPRESSURE; PORE WATERS; POROSITY REDUCTION; PRESSURE HOLDING; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; UNDERCOMPACTION;

CLAY MINERALS; CLAY PRODUCTS; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; PORE PRESSURE; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

COMPACTION;

CLAY MINERAL; COMPACTION; DIAGENESIS; EFFECTIVE STRESS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; MUDSTONE; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; POREWATER; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BORNEO; INDONESIA; KUTEI BASIN; MAKASSAR STRAIT;

EID: 84871232154     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo2012-018     Document Type: Article

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