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CONTENTS vii

4.4 Anatomy of Depositional Units / 88
4.4.1 Facies, Successions, and Sequences / 91
4.4.2 Environmental Subdivisions and Standard Depositional
Successions / 93
4.5 Sequence Stratigraphy / 99

4.5.1 Definitions and Scales of Observation / 99
4.5.2 Sequence Stratigraphy in Carbonate Reservoirs / 102
4.5.3 Sequence Stratigraphy in Exploration and Development / 102
Suggestions for Further Reading / 104
Review Questions / 105

5 DEPOSITIONAL CARBONATE RESERVOIRS 106

5.1 Depositional Porosity / 108
5.2 Depositional Environments and Processes / 109
5.2.1 The Beach–Dune Environment / 110
5.2.2 Depositional Rock Properties in Beach–Dune
Successions / 112
5.2.3 Tidal-Flat and Lagoon Environments / 117
5.2.4 Depositional Rock Properties in Tidal Flat–Lagoon
Successions / 119
5.2.5 The Shallow Subtidal (Neritic) Environment / 121
5.2.6 Depositional Rock Properties in Shallow Subtidal
Successions / 123
5.2.7 The Slope-Break Environment / 124
5.2.8 Depositional Rock Properties in Slope-Break
Successions / 125
5.2.9 The Slope Environment / 126
5.2.10 Depositional Rock Properties in the Slope and
Slope-Toe Environments / 128
5.2.11 Basinal Environments / 129
5.2.12 Depositional Rock Properties in Basinal
Environments / 130
5.2.13 Ideal Depositional Successions Illustrated / 133
5.3 Paleotopography and Depositional Facies / 134
5.4 Diagnosis and Mapping of Depositional Reservoirs / 137
Suggestions for Further Reading / 141
Review Questions / 141

6 DIAGENETIC CARBONATE RESERVOIRS 144

6.1 Diagenesis and Diagenetic Processes / 144

6.1.1 Definition of Diagenesis / 145
6.1.2 Diagenetic Processes / 146