A reactive fluid dissolving the surrounding rock matrix can trigger an instability in the dissolution front, leading to spontaneous formation of pronounced channels or wormholes. Theoretical investigations of this instability have typically focused on a steadily propagating dissolution front that separates regions of high and low porosity. In this paper we show that this is not the only possibl...

a study of the diagenetic evolution of sandstones from panyu low-uplift in the pearl river mouth basin was carried out to unravel the controls on shelf margin sandstone reservoir quality. the reservoir rocks, oligocene volcanic clastic sandstones of the zhuhai formation, have a burial depth of 2765 to 3440 m. 70 samples were studied using the granulometric analyses, x-ray diffraction (xrd) anal...

The Upper Jurassic carbonates of the eastern part of the Kopet-Dagh Basin, with thickness of 470 m, are the major gas-bearing reservoir in NE Iran. The objectives of this study are recognition of diagenetic history and estimation of porosity related to dolomitization. Based on field and laboratory study, four carbonate facies associations have been identified at the Mazdavand outcrop. Most of t...

Rock porosity is one of the most significant parameters in fluid-flow simulation context carbonate reservoirs. The hydrocarbon industry uses to assess production potential oil and gas environments. Traditional methods determine are limited discrete measurements generally demand extra resources associated with careful analysis logs, rock sampling laboratory analysis. This paper investigates an a...

A study of the diagenetic evolution of sandstones from Panyu low-uplift in the Pearl River Mouth Basin was carried out to unravel the controls on shelf margin sandstone reservoir quality. The reservoir rocks, Oligocene volcanic clastic sandstones of the Zhuhai Formation, have a burial depth of 2765 to 3440 m. 70 samples were studied using the granulometric analyses, X-ray diffraction (XRD) anal...

The determination of fluid flow properties in carbonate rocks is strongly affected by heterogeneity. This paper presents a case study that describes the heterogeneity of a carbonate sample. Then, through multi-scale x-ray CT imaging, core panoscopy, a base flow unit in the sample was selected for property computation. Volumes scanned at different resolutions and fields of view that are spatiall...

Identifying the mechanisms that control formation of compaction bands is high interest in reservoir mechanics since these structures may drastically affect performance geosystems operations. Considering difficulty to identify carbonate samples tested laboratory, Digital Volume Correlation technique applied here and proves be a relevant method. X-Ray Computed Tomography (XRCT) images Saint-Maxim...

Carbonate concretions occur in sedimentary rocks of widely varying geological ages throughout the world. Many of these concretions are isolated spheres, centered on fossils. The formation of such concretions has been variously explained by diffusion of inorganic carbon and organic matter in buried marine sediments. However, details of the syn-depositional chemical processes by which the isolate...