The thrust of this work demonstrates the unique capability of laser depth-profiling to
'peer'within reservoir cores and reveal anomalies and irregularities associated with sulphate
scale deposition. The intrinsic behavior of scale deposition within the pore space of near
wellbore formation rock is relatively unexplored, and the essence of this paper concerns the
application of an ablative laser technique to study the uniformity of strontium and barium
distributions in suitable oil producing reservoir core sections. Information on the spatial and …

We propose four areas in this paper that can be used to develop a holistic analysis of an
academic text (Nunn, 2010):(1) the holistic generic structure (2) the use of references (3) the
representation of knowledge through transitivity (4) epistemic modality, in particular the
language used to express the level of confidence in statements made in relation to the
evidence provided to support them.