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[[file:predicting-reservoir-system-quality-and-performance_fig9-75.png|400px|thumb|{{figure number|2}}General pathways that different carbonate rock types might take during early diagenesis as their pore systems evolve.]]

[[file:predicting-reservoir-system-quality-and-performance_fig9-75.png|400px|thumb|{{figure number|2}}General pathways that different carbonate rock types might take during early diagenesis as their pore systems evolve.]]

[[:file:predicting-reservoir-system-quality-and-performance_fig9-75.png|Figure 2]] shows the general pathways that different carbonate rock types might take during early diagenesis as their pore systems evolve. The parallel lines are contours of equal pore throat size. In terms of quality, points plotting along the contours represent rocks with equal flow characteristics (''see'' [[Characterizing rock quality]]). With the exception of the creation of connected vugs and dolomitized mudstone, carbonate rocks generally lose porosity and permeability as a result of diagenesis.

[[:file:predicting-reservoir-system-quality-and-performance_fig9-75.png|Figure 2]] shows the general pathways that different carbonate rock types might take during early diagenesis as their pore systems evolve. The parallel lines are contours of equal pore throat size. In terms of quality, points plotting along the contours represent rocks with equal flow characteristics (''see'' [[Characterizing rock quality]]). With the exception of the creation of connected vugs and dolomitized [[mudstone]], carbonate rocks generally lose porosity and permeability as a result of diagenesis.

==Preserving pore systems==

==Preserving pore systems==