Compositional controls on early diagenetic pathways in fine-grained sedimentary rocks: Implications for predicting unconventional reservoir attributes of mudstones

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 587-603

  Macquaker, Joe H S ^a,b   Taylor, Kevin G ^c   Keller, Margaret ^d   Polya, David ^c  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CARBONATION; CEMENTS; DISSOLUTION; HYDROCARBONS; KAOLINITE; KEROGEN; OIL SHALE; ORGANIC CARBON; PELLETIZING; PROCESS CONTROL; PYRITES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SILICATES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

COMPOSITIONAL CONTROL; HYDROCARBONS GENERATION; KIMMERIDGE CLAY FORMATION; MONTEREY FORMATION; REACTIVE CLAY; SULFIDE OXIDATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIRS;

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

DETRITUS; DIAGENESIS; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; KEROGEN; LITHOFACIES; MUDSTONE; OPAL; RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SOURCE ROCK; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CALIFORNIA; MONTEREY; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FORAMINIFERA; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84898066055     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08201311176     Document Type: Article

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