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Sedimentology, diagenesis, and petrophysics of selected Cherokee group (Desmoinesian) sandstones in Southeastern Kansas. Part 1

Journal Article · · Shale Shaker; (United States)
OSTI ID:5932516
Pennsylvanian deposits of the Cherokee Group in S.E. Kansas and N.E. Oklahoma contain petroleum bearing sandstones that currently are being considered for the application of enhanced oil recovery processes. The objectives of this research are to determine pertinent geologic and petrophysical properties of Cherokee Group sandstones and to establish relationships among these properties to aid in understanding fluid movement in reservoirs during enhanced recovery operations. The area of study is the portion of the Cherokee Basin in S.E. Kansas. Eighteen cores containing a total of 27 individual sandstone bodies from the Cherokee Group were selected from the core library of the Kansas Geological Survey. Depths at which cores were taken range from 9 m on the eastern side of the study area to over 1050 m on the western side of the study area. These sandstones are representative of the numerous narrow, elongate, lenticular, discontinuous sand bodies characteristic of the Pennsylvanian deposits of this area.
OSTI ID:
5932516
Journal Information:
Shale Shaker; (United States), Journal Name: Shale Shaker; (United States) Vol. 33:9; ISSN SHSKA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English