[HTML][HTML] Chlorite in sandstones

RH Worden, J Griffiths, LJ Wooldridge, JEP Utley… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Chlorite, an Fe-and Mg-rich aluminosilicate clay, may be either detrital or authigenic
in sandstones. Detrital chlorite includes mineral grains, components of lithic grain, matrix …

The impact of diagenesis on the heterogeneity of sandstone reservoirs: A review of the role of depositional facies and sequence stratigraphy

S Morad, K Al-Ramadan, JM Ketzer… - AAPG …, 2010 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Diagenesis exerts a strong control on the quality and heterogeneity of most clastic
reservoirs. Variations in the distribution of diagenetic alterations usually accentuate the …

Anomalously high porosity and permeability in deeply buried sandstone reservoirs: Origin and predictability

S Bloch, RH Lander, L Bonnell - AAPG bulletin, 2002 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Porosity and permeability generally decrease with increasing depth (thermal exposure and
effective pressure); however, a significant number of deep (> 4 km [approximately 13,000 ft]) …

Sandstone diagenesis and reservoir quality prediction: Models, myths, and reality

TR Taylor, MR Giles, LA Hathon, TN Diggs… - AAPG …, 2010 - archives.datapages.com
Models and concepts of sandstone diagenesis developed over the past two decades are
currently employed with variable success to predict Previous Hit reservoir Next Hit quality in …

Spatial and temporal distribution of diagenetic alterations in siliciclastic rocks: implications for mass transfer in sedimentary basins

S Morad, JM Ketzer, LF De Ros - Sedimentology, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
The spatial and temporal distribution of diagenetic alterations in siliciclastic sequences is
controlled by a complex array of interrelated parameters that prevail during eodiagenesis …

Petroleum reservoir quality prediction: overview and contrasting approaches from sandstone and carbonate communities

RH Worden, PJ Armitage, AR Butcher, JM Churchill… - 2018 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The porosity and permeability of sandstone and carbonate reservoirs (known as reservoir
quality) are essential inputs for successful oil and gas resource exploration and exploitation …

Construction of an intergranular volume compaction curve for evaluating and predicting compaction and porosity loss in rigid-grain sandstone reservoirs

ST Paxton, JO Szabo, JM Ajdukiewicz… - AAPG …, 2002 - archives.datapages.com
To evaluate compaction as a factor in porosity evolution, a plot of intergranular volume vs.
depth was constructed using data from relatively uncemented reservoir sandstones from a …

Quartz cementation in oil field sandstones: a review of the key controversies

RH Worden, S Morad - Quartz cementation in sandstones, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Despite quartz cement being the most important pore‐occluding mineral in deeply buried (>
2500 m) sandstones, its origin and the controls on its distribution are still subject to …

Predicting porosity through simulating sandstone compaction and quartz cementation

RH Lander, O Walderhaug - AAPG bulletin, 1999 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Presently available techniques for predicting quantitative reservoir quality typically are
limited in applicability to specific geographic areas or lithostratigraphic units, or require input …

[HTML][HTML] Facies analysis and sequence-stratigraphic control on reservoir architecture: Example from mixed carbonate/siliciclastic sediments of Raha Formation, Gulf of …

AA Shehata, AA Kassem, HL Brooks, V Zuchuat… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mixed carbonate-siliciclastic systems are complex, and their development can sometimes be
difficult to understand, given the various responses to each sub-environment to specific …