Lets go deep dive in carbonate reef

THE MODERN REEF GROWTH WINDOW

( after James and Bourque , 1992 with modification)

Sketch of the four stages of reef development

that can be generated by ecological succession
( After Walker , 1992 )

( after James and Bourque , 1992 )

GROWTH STRATEGIES OF REEFS DURING RISING

OF SEA LEVEL

DUNHAMS CARBONATE CLASSIFICATION

EMBRY & KLOVAN CLASSIFICATION (1971)

POTENTIAL CARBONATE RESERVOIRS PASS

THROUGH SEVERAL DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENT
AFTER DEPOSITION

EACH DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENT LEAVES AN

IMPRINT ON THE ROCK
THE FINAL PORE NETWORK IS A RESULT OF THE
DIAGENETIC PATHWAY EXPERIENCED BY THE
RESERVOIR

ALL CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL TEXTURE MAY DEVELOP

ECONOMIC PORE NETWORKS THROUGH FAVORABLE
DIAGENESIS

DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENTS AND ITS PRODUCTS

( Loucks and Brown , 1988 )

DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENTS

CALICHE PROFILE

CARBONATE DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENTS

CARBONATE ROCKS TEXTURES AND COMMON POROSITY TYPES

( Loucks and Brown , 1988 )

Examples of Characteristics of GR and Sonic Log of

Paleokarst Development
IN MESOZOIC CARBONATES,OFFSHORE NORTHERN SPAIN

( After Esteban and Klappa , 1983 )