Hypothesis combining dilation, natural hydraulic fracturing, and dolomitization to explain petroleum reservoirs in Monterey shale, Santa Maria area, California

Conference · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981 · Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5810905

Redwine, L

Fractured reservoirs in the generally siliceous Monterey shale of the Santa Maria area represent an anomalous lithology and type of fracturing. Some, perhaps all, are not fractured chert but parts of the Monterey embrittled by dolomitization. Reservoir fractures, unlike ubiquitous Monterey fractures, are mostly abundant, disordered, open extension fractures that commonly produce epigenetic, dolomitic breccias. These dolomite-cemented breccias commonly contain open voids, many of which are 15 cm across or larger. Breccias locally have an exploded appearance and contain some matched fragments separated by vein-like or dike-like matrix, which apparently was an injected slurry of water and oil containing fragments of dolomite and dolomitic Monterey shale.

• OSTI ID: 5810905
• Report Number(s): CONF-8105250-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol., Bull.; (United States) Journal Volume: 65:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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