{"title":"Reservoir heterogeneities due to diagenesis in Jurassic Samana Suk Formation Kahi section Nizampur Basin North West Himalayas Pakistan","authors":"","doi":"10.46544/ams.v29i1.11","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The porosity and permeability determine the reservoir quality of sedimentary rocks, which is fundamentally influenced by both depositional and diagenetic processes. The Jurassic carbonates are targeted in many regions for oil and gas exploration. The current study is carried out to elaborate on the diagenetic alterations and their effect on reservoir properties. A thick outcrop of the Jurassic Samana Suk Formation is studied in the Kahi section of Nizampur Basin Northwest Himalayas, Pakistan, to study and relate the trend of lithological variations and depositional settings. Field investigation revealed that the Samana Suk Formation is extensively distributed in the area and primarily made up of interbedded limestone and dolomite units. The original unaltered limestone has a thick-bedded and oolitic to bioclastic nature. Different types of dolomites have been recognized based on colour contrast and sedimentary features. Moreover, saddle dolomite cement, calcite cementation, and mechanical and chemical compaction have also been observed. The petrographic studies show different types of diagenetic alterations that affected the Samana Suk Formation, including micritization, bioturbation, mechanical and chemical compaction in the form of fractures and stylolites, various calcite cementation, which includes the various cement types that range from isopachous, blocky, granular equant, fibrous, and dog tooth cementation, along with dissolution that occurred in different diagenetic realms. Pyritization was rarely observed. Moreover, different phases of dolomites were identified, ranging in size and shape, i.e., finely crystalline to coarse crystalline and planar euhedral to non-planar anhedral. The stable oxygen isotope values of these dolomites show depletion from original marine signatures and suggest burial-related fault-controlled dolomitization events. Overall, diagenetic processes like dissolution, fracturing and dolomitization increased the reservoir potential. On the contrary, the overburden and cement precipitation result in a decrease in the reservoir properties.","PeriodicalId":2,"journal":{"name":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","volume":"20 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"ACS Applied Bio Materials","FirstCategoryId":"89","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.46544/ams.v29i1.11","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The porosity and permeability determine the reservoir quality of sedimentary rocks, which is fundamentally influenced by both depositional and diagenetic processes. The Jurassic carbonates are targeted in many regions for oil and gas exploration. The current study is carried out to elaborate on the diagenetic alterations and their effect on reservoir properties. A thick outcrop of the Jurassic Samana Suk Formation is studied in the Kahi section of Nizampur Basin Northwest Himalayas, Pakistan, to study and relate the trend of lithological variations and depositional settings. Field investigation revealed that the Samana Suk Formation is extensively distributed in the area and primarily made up of interbedded limestone and dolomite units. The original unaltered limestone has a thick-bedded and oolitic to bioclastic nature. Different types of dolomites have been recognized based on colour contrast and sedimentary features. Moreover, saddle dolomite cement, calcite cementation, and mechanical and chemical compaction have also been observed. The petrographic studies show different types of diagenetic alterations that affected the Samana Suk Formation, including micritization, bioturbation, mechanical and chemical compaction in the form of fractures and stylolites, various calcite cementation, which includes the various cement types that range from isopachous, blocky, granular equant, fibrous, and dog tooth cementation, along with dissolution that occurred in different diagenetic realms. Pyritization was rarely observed. Moreover, different phases of dolomites were identified, ranging in size and shape, i.e., finely crystalline to coarse crystalline and planar euhedral to non-planar anhedral. The stable oxygen isotope values of these dolomites show depletion from original marine signatures and suggest burial-related fault-controlled dolomitization events. Overall, diagenetic processes like dissolution, fracturing and dolomitization increased the reservoir potential. On the contrary, the overburden and cement precipitation result in a decrease in the reservoir properties.
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ACS Applied Bio Materials is an interdisciplinary journal publishing original research covering all aspects of biomaterials and biointerfaces including and beyond the traditional biosensing, biomedical and therapeutic applications.
The journal is devoted to reports of new and original experimental and theoretical research of an applied nature that integrates knowledge in the areas of materials, engineering, physics, bioscience, and chemistry into important bio applications. The journal is specifically interested in work that addresses the relationship between structure and function and assesses the stability and degradation of materials under relevant environmental and biological conditions.