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The Zone near the Well, the Sandface, and the Well Completion
The zone surrounding a well is important. First, even without any man-made disturbance, converging, radial…
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Permeability
The presence of a substantial porosity usually (but not always) implies that pores will be…
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Areal Extent
Favorable conclusions on the porosity, reservoir height, fluid saturations, and pressure (and implied phase distribution)…
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Classification of Reservoirs
All hydrocarbon mixtures can be described by a phase diagram such as the one shown…
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Components of the Petroleum Production System
The reservoir consists of one or several interconnected geological flow units. While the shape of…
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Meteoric Water Flow and Diagenesis
The introduction of meteoric water has a profound effect on carbonate sediments and their potential…
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Pelagic Carbonate
Pelagic carbonate deposits consist largely of planktonic organisms (coccolithophores, foraminifera, pteropods etc.) which live in…
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Modern Environments of Carbonate Sedimentation
From a sedimentological point of view a reef may be defined as a laterally restricted…
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Geological Range
Foraminifera range from the Cambrian to Recent. Most of the Lower and Middle Palaeozoic forms…
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Geochemistry of Carbonate Minerals
Carbonate minerals consist of CO2− 3 and one or more cations. The most common cations…