Characteristics of carbonate cements in sandstone reservoirs: A case from Yanchang Formation, middle and southern Ordos Basin, China

Authigenic carbonate cement is dominant in the Yanchang Formation sandstones of the middle and southern Ordos Basin. The main types of the carbonate cement are calcite, dolomite, ferrodolomite and ferrocalcite and the carbonate cement abundance decreases with depth increasing. Polarizing microscope...

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Main Authors: Sun Zhixue, Sun Zhilei, Lu Hongjiang, Yin Xijie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2010-10-01
Series:Petroleum Exploration and Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876380410600547