Low volumes of quartz cement in deeply buried Fulmar Formation sandstones explained by a low effective stress burial history
(2022)
Journal Article
Oye, O. J., Aplin, A. C., Orland, I. J., & Valley, J. W. (2023). Low volumes of quartz cement in deeply buried Fulmar Formation sandstones explained by a low effective stress burial history. Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 221, Article 211383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoen.2022.211383
Upper Jurassic Fulmar Formation sandstones from the Fulmar Field in the Central North Sea are buried to 3.2 km and 128 °C but contain only 3.7 ± 1.7% (1σ) quartz cement, substantially less than volumes predicted by models based on temperature-related... Read More about Low volumes of quartz cement in deeply buried Fulmar Formation sandstones explained by a low effective stress burial history.