Abstract
Textural and petrological characteristics of Tertiary sandstones outcrop in part of the onshore Balingian province, Sarawak Basin were studied with regards to sandstone suitability as petroleum reservoirs. Granulometric analysis and thin section petrography were carried out using standard laboratory procedures on sixteen and twelve samples respectively that were collected during field work. Dominant grain size in the studied sandstone is fine grained. Sorting, skewness and kurtosis in agreement with grain size supports low depositional energy and relatively uniform sediment source. Though quartz is the dominant mineral in all the samples, microscopic study revealed that most of the samples are characterized by muddy matrix supported texture. Occurrence of quartz overgrowth and heamatitic cementation, which are capable of impeding interconnectivity of pore spaces characterized samples with grain supported textures. These evidences of diagenetic alterations in the sandstones are suggestive of high dwindling rate of reservoir energy, which will in turn necessitates the need to use enhance reservoir recovery (EOR), in order to produce such reservoirs.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2018 UKM FST Postgraduate Colloquium |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology 2018 Postgraduate Colloquium |
Editors | Noor Hayati Ahmad Rasol, Kamarulzaman Ibrahim, Siti Aishah Hasbullah, Mohammad Hafizuddin Hj. Jumali, Nazlina Ibrahim, Marlia Mohd Hanafiah, Mohd Talib Latif |
Publisher | American Institute of Physics Inc. |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780735418431 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Jun 2019 |
Event | 2018 UKM FST Postgraduate Colloquium - Selangor, Malaysia Duration: 4 Apr 2018 → 6 Apr 2018 |
Publication series
Name | AIP Conference Proceedings |
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Volume | 2111 |
ISSN (Print) | 0094-243X |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1551-7616 |
Conference
Conference | 2018 UKM FST Postgraduate Colloquium |
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Country | Malaysia |
City | Selangor |
Period | 4/4/18 → 6/4/18 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
- Plant Science
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Textural and petrological characteristics of possible reservoir sandstones in the onshore Balingian province, NW Borneo. / Adepehin, Joseph; Ali, Che Aziz; Zakaria, A. A.
2018 UKM FST Postgraduate Colloquium: Proceedings of the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Faculty of Science and Technology 2018 Postgraduate Colloquium. ed. / Noor Hayati Ahmad Rasol; Kamarulzaman Ibrahim; Siti Aishah Hasbullah; Mohammad Hafizuddin Hj. Jumali; Nazlina Ibrahim; Marlia Mohd Hanafiah; Mohd Talib Latif. American Institute of Physics Inc., 2019. 060002 (AIP Conference Proceedings; Vol. 2111).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - Textural and petrological characteristics of Tertiary sandstones outcrop in part of the onshore Balingian province, Sarawak Basin were studied with regards to sandstone suitability as petroleum reservoirs. Granulometric analysis and thin section petrography were carried out using standard laboratory procedures on sixteen and twelve samples respectively that were collected during field work. Dominant grain size in the studied sandstone is fine grained. Sorting, skewness and kurtosis in agreement with grain size supports low depositional energy and relatively uniform sediment source. Though quartz is the dominant mineral in all the samples, microscopic study revealed that most of the samples are characterized by muddy matrix supported texture. Occurrence of quartz overgrowth and heamatitic cementation, which are capable of impeding interconnectivity of pore spaces characterized samples with grain supported textures. These evidences of diagenetic alterations in the sandstones are suggestive of high dwindling rate of reservoir energy, which will in turn necessitates the need to use enhance reservoir recovery (EOR), in order to produce such reservoirs.
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