Geology of carbonate reservoirs. The identifi cation, description, and characterization of hydrocarbon reservoirs in carbonate rocks / Геология карбонатных коллекторов. Идентификация, описание и характеристика залежей углеводородов в карбонатных породах

This is a book on the geology of hydrocarbon reservoirs in carbonate rocks. Although it is written for petroleum geologists, geophysicists, and engineers, it can be useful as a reference for hydrogeologists and environmental geologists because reservoirs and aquifers differ only in the fl uids they contain. Environmental geoscientists interested in contaminant transport or hazardous waste disposal also need to know about porosity (capacity to store) and permeability (capacity to fl ow) of subsurface formations. The fi rst two chapters focus on defi nitions and on rock properties that infl uence fl uid movement. The third chapter focuses on reservoir properties — the interaction between rocks and fl uids — and how rock properties infl uence saturation, wettability, capillarity, capillary pressure, and reservoir “ quality. ” Although carbonate rocks differ in many ways from siliciclastic rocks, the laws of physics that govern fl uid movement in terrigenous sandstones also govern fl uid behavior in carbonates; therefore many of the principles discussed in this text are applicable to reservoirs and aquifers in any porous and permeable rock. There are fundamental differences between carbonates and siliciclastic rocks that will be emphasized thoughout, and knowing those differences can be used to advantage in exploration, development, and management of reservoirs and aquifers. <...>