Date of Award
6-2012
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Geological and Environmental Sciences
First Advisor
Dr. G. Michael Grammer
Second Advisor
Dr. William B. Harrison III
Third Advisor
Dr. Michelle A. Kominz
Keywords
hydrothermal, Trenton, carbonate, Ordovician, depositional model
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
Reservoir characterization of carbonate rocks requires understanding the role of depositional and diagenetic parameters in reservoir distribution. This is especially true for the diagenetically-altered and structurally-influenced Trenton-Black River reservoirs of the Michigan Basin. Evaluating the depositional evolution and reservoir characteristics of component depositional facies through modeling and stratigraphic reconstruction would aid in exploration and characterization through providing a prediction tool for reservoir distribution, both within and outside of the Michigan Basin.
Results indicate that reservoir development is controlled by primary rock fabric related to depositional facies. Depositional and stratigraphic reconstructions show facies distribution trends occur consistently and therefore predictably away from data controls.
Integrating depositional and stratigraphic reconstructions from core with modern borehole imaging technology and geophysical survey techniques may increase the predictability of reservoir quality and distribution within hydrothermal dolomite reservoirs.
Recommended Citation
Robinson, Marcel R., "Integrating Depositional Facies and Stratigraphy in Characterizing Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs: Trenton Group of the Albion-Scipio Trend, Michigan" (2012). Masters Theses. 18.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/18