| | Reservoir performance is dictated by origin and distribution of natural fractures || Evaluate the relationship between [[fracture]] occurrence and lithology<ref name=pt06r100>Pitman, J. K., Sprunt, E. S., 1986, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/resmi1/data/a066/a066/0001/0200/0221.htm Origin and distribution of fractures in Lower Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous rocks, Piceance basin, Colorado, and their relation to the occurrence of hydrocarbons] in Spencer, C. W., Mast, R. F., eds., Geology of Tight Gas Reservoirs: AAPG Studies in Geology Series 24, p. 221–234.</ref> | | | Reservoir performance is dictated by origin and distribution of natural fractures || Evaluate the relationship between [[fracture]] occurrence and lithology<ref name=pt06r100>Pitman, J. K., Sprunt, E. S., 1986, [http://archives.datapages.com/data/specpubs/resmi1/data/a066/a066/0001/0200/0221.htm Origin and distribution of fractures in Lower Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous rocks, Piceance basin, Colorado, and their relation to the occurrence of hydrocarbons] in Spencer, C. W., Mast, R. F., eds., Geology of Tight Gas Reservoirs: AAPG Studies in Geology Series 24, p. 221–234.</ref> |
− | | Fracture mineralization impacts reservoir performance. || Determine the nature, origin, and timing of mineralization through petrographical and stable isotope techniques<ref name=pt06r100 /> | + | | Fracture mineralization impacts reservoir performance. || Determine the nature, origin, and timing of mineralization through petrographical and [[Wikipedia:Isotope geochemistry|stable isotope techniques]]<ref name=pt06r100 /> |
| | [[Porosity]] and permeability trends are controlled by clay diagenesis or secondary cements || Determine the petrological and mineralogical history of reservoir facies; identify and map “diagenetic facies” relative to sedimentary facies | | | [[Porosity]] and permeability trends are controlled by clay diagenesis or secondary cements || Determine the petrological and mineralogical history of reservoir facies; identify and map “diagenetic facies” relative to sedimentary facies |