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CONTENTS ix

8 SUMMARY: GEOLOGY OF CARBONATE RESERVOIRS 200
8.1 Rock Properties and Diagnostic Methods / 201
8.1.1 Fundamental Rock Properties and Depositional
Reservoirs / 202
8.1.2 Reservoir Morphology / 203
8.1.3 Derived Properties: Porosity and Permeability / 204
8.1.4 Tertiary Properties and Petrophysical
Characteristics / 204
8.2 Data Requirements / 206
8.2.1 Regional Scale Investigations / 207
8.2.2 Field Scale Studies / 207
8.2.3 Quality Ranking of Flow Units / 208
8.2.4 Pore Scale Features / 209
8.3 Depositional Reservoirs / 209
8.3.1 Finding and Interpreting Depositional Reservoirs / 210
8.3.2 Selected Examples of Depositional Reservoirs / 213
8.3.2.1 North Haynesville Field / 214
8.3.2.2 Conley Field / 219
8.4 Diagenetic Reservoirs / 224
8.4.1 Finding and Interpreting Diagenetic Reservoirs / 224
8.4.2 Field Examples of Diagenetic Reservoirs / 226
8.4.2.1 Overton FIeld / 227
8.4.2.2 Happy Field / 231
8.5 Fractured Reservoirs / 239
8.5.1 Finding and Interpreting Fractured Reservoirs / 239
8.5.2 Field Examples of Fractured Reservoirs / 240
8.5.2.1 Quanah City Field / 241
8.5.2.2 Dickinson Field / 244
8.6 Conclusions / 249
Review Questions / 254

REFERENCES 255

INDEX 269