| Abstract: | Limestone reservoirs are more numerous in the United States than dolomite reservoirs (by a ratio of about 3 to 1) because limestones are more abundant than dolomite. However, in the eight states that account for over 90% of United States carbonate reservoirs, there is a statistical tendency for carbonate reservoirs to occur preferentially in dolomites. Dolomite reservoirs, on the average, are larger and deeper than those of limestone, yet they often have lower matrix porosities and permeabilities. This line of investigation offers supplemental evidence that dolomitization tends to improve the reservoir properties of a given formation, and that effective fracture systems at reservoir depths are more likely to occur in dolomites than in limestones. Refs. |
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| Citation Author: | Schmoker, James, W.; Krystinik, Katherine, B.; Halley, Robert, B. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESERVOIRS IN THE UNITED STATES.; 1985; Article; Journal; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin; Schmoker, James, W.; Krystinik, Katherine, B.; Halley, Robert, B. |
| Citation Start Page: | 733 |
| Citation Volume: | 69 |
| Citation Year: | 1985 |
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| Text: | SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE RESERVOIRS IN THE UNITED STATES.; 1985; Article; Journal; American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin; Schmoker, James, W.; Krystinik, Katherine, B.; Halley, Robert, B. |
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| Date Other: | Tue, 1 Jan 1985 00:00 -0600 |
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