Quantitative Diagenesis: Recent Developments And Applications To Reservoir Geology (nato Science Series C:)

Reservoirs Generally Consist Of Sandstones Or Carbonates Exhibiting Heterogeneities Caused By A Wide Range Of Factors. Some Of These Formed Depositionally (e.g. As Channels, Palaeosols, Clay Seams Or Salts), Others May Be Diagenetic In Origin (e.g. Carbonate Or Silica Cemented Zones, Authigenic Clays, Karstic Surfaces). The Severity With Which Diagenesis Affects Rock Systems Results From The Interplay Between The Diagenetic Process Itself And The Timescale Over Which It Operated. The Book Provides A Wide-ranging Overview Of Diagenetic Processes And Responses In Calcareous, Argillaceous, Arenaceous And Carbon-rich (microbial And Organic) Sedimentary Systems. It Introduces Diagenetic Concepts, Reviews Existing Knowledge, And Shows How Existing Qualitative Approaches Might Be Developed In More Quantitative Ways. Several Chapters Consider Mass Balance Calculations And The Temporal And Spatial Aspects Of Diagenetic Processes. It Is Unique, As A Textbook, In Providing Such A Breadth Of Diagenetic Subject Range And Such Depth Of Coverage In Each Topic. It Provides A Source Reference For Advanced Students And Professionals Active In Reservoir And Aquifer Studies. Edited By Andrew Parker, Bruce W. Sellwood. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Principles of Carbonate Diagenesis....Pages 1-32 Dolomitization and the Character of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Devonian of Western Canada....Pages 33-94 Losses and Gains in Weathering Profiles and Duripans....Pages 95-123 Microbial and Organic Processes....Pages 125-160 Clay Mineral Diagenesis....Pages 161-188 Pore-Water Flow and Mass Transfer of Solids in Solution in Sedimentary Basins....Pages 189-221 Stable Isotopic Constraints on Sandstone Diagenesis in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin....Pages 223-274 Erratum to: Principles of Carbonate Diagenesis....Pages 287-287 Erratum to: Pore-Water Flow and Mass Transfer of Solids in Solution in Sedimentary Basins....Pages 287-287 Erratum to: Stable Isotopic Constraints on Sandstone Diagenesis in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin....Pages 287-287 Back Matter....Pages 275-286 Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Reading, U.K., 6--19 September 1992