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Search Result for Sandstone
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 oxide, and so forth. Sandstone is commonly porous and permeable and therefore a likely type of rock in which to find a petroleum reservoir.
sand
2. sandstone.
gas well
A stratum of sand or porous sandstone from which natural gas is obtained.
sedimentary rock
A rock composed of materials that were transported to their present position by wind or water. Sandstone, shale, and limestone are sedimentary rocks.
pay sand
The producing formation, often one that is not even sandstone. Also called pay, pay zone, and producing zone.
(of a sand or sandstone)
The percentage that the volume of the pore space bears to the total bulk volume. The pore space determines the amount of space available for storage of fluids.