Reservoir rock:

Terms Related to Reservoir rock

• Sandstone

  A sedimentary rock composed of individual mineral grains of rock fragments between 1/16 and 2 millimeters in diameter and cemented together by silica, calcite, iron ...

• Permeability (of a reservoir rock)

  The ability of a rock to transmit fluid through the pore spaces. - a key influence on the rate of flow, movement and drainage of ...

• Reservoir

  A porous and permeable underground formation containing an individual and separate natural accumulation of producible hydrocarbons (oil and/or gas) which is confined by impermeable rock ...

• Dolomite

  A type of sedimentary rock similar to limestone but containing more than 50 percent magnesium carbonate; sometimes a reservoir rock for petroleum.

• Reservoir drive mechanism

  The process in which reservoir fluids are caused to flow out of the reservoir rock and into a wellbore by natural energy. Gas drives depend ...

• Igneous rock

  A rock mass formed by the solidification of material poured (when molten) into the earth's crust or onto its surface. Granite is an igneous rock.

• Metamorphic rock

  A rock derived from preexisting rocks by mineralogical, chemical, and structural alterations caused by processes within the earth's crust. Marble is a metamorphic rock.