Diagenesis of microbialite-dominated carbonates in the Upper Ediacaran Qigebrak Formation, NW Tarim Basin, China: Implications for reservoir development

• Published in: Marine and petroleum geology Vol. 136; p. 105476
• Main Authors: Tang, Pan, Chen, Daizhao, Wang, Yuanzheng, Ding, Yi, El-Shafeiy, Moataz, Yang, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Diagenesis; Microbialites; Pore systems; Reservoir development; Upper Ediacaran; Reservoir development; Diagenesis; Upper Ediacaran; Microbialites; Pore systems

The interests in deeply-buried hydrocarbon reservoirs increase rapidly with increasing performances into greater depths. The ancient Ediacaran Qigebrak Formation microbialites in Tarim Basin are widespread and increasingly considered as a potential hydrocarbon exploration target for deeply-buried ca...