Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir quality and petrophysical responses of the DeBroeck Member of the Rodessa Formation in Northwest Louisiana.
dc.contributor.advisor | Dworkin, Stephen I. | |
dc.creator | Byram, Ian M., 1990- | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-19T17:34:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-19T17:34:09Z | |
dc.date.created | 2016-12 | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-11-21 | |
dc.date.submitted | December 2016 | |
dc.date.updated | 2017-01-19T17:34:09Z | |
dc.description.abstract | The DeBroeck Member of the Lower Cretaceous Rodessa Formation is an overlooked hydrocarbon reservoir in Northwest Louisiana. The formation was deposited on a carbonate platform within the North Louisiana Salt Basin. Core analysis identified fourteen lithofacies within the DeBroeck Member with maximum porosity and permeability values of 21.3% and 49.6 mD. The lithofacies indicate a shallow, open marine depositional environment. Porosity is present as primary interparticle/intraparticle and secondary moldic. Petrographic and SEM imaging show that porosity and permeability are affected by carbonate mud recrystallization and calcite, anhydrite, and pyrite cementation. Diagenesis occurred in three stages: marine, meteoric, and burial, with all stages affecting porosity and permeability. Advanced porosity analysis determined that large amounts of microporosity/irreducible water are present within the formation, causing the resistivity log response to appear ‘water-wet’. Backscatter SEM image analysis shows that pyrite is locally abundant and interconnected within stylolites, which also affects the formation’s petrophysical response. | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2104/9910 | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Worldwide access. | |
dc.rights.accessrights | Access changed 5/23/22. | |
dc.subject | Geology. Rodessa. Carbonate. Petroleum. | |
dc.title | Depositional and diagenetic controls on reservoir quality and petrophysical responses of the DeBroeck Member of the Rodessa Formation in Northwest Louisiana. | |
dc.type | Thesis | |
dc.type.material | text | |
local.embargo.lift | 2021-12-01 | |
local.embargo.terms | 2021-12-01 | |
thesis.degree.department | Baylor University. Dept. of Geosciences. | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Baylor University | |
thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
thesis.degree.name | M.S. |
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