FRONTIERS IN DIACENESIS: CLAY AND CARBONATE FACIES AND THEIR DIAGENETIC PATHWAYS IN RESERVOIR ROCK - A MEETING OF THE CLAY MINERALS GROUP

摘要

Physical and chemical processes influence the mineralogy of sediments during deposition, lithification and burial, and these processes are critical to understanding the timing and pattern of porefluid movement in rocks. This knowledge is important to geo-scientists seeking economic accumulations of hydrocarbons, trying to recognize palaeoclimatic signals, and investigating the co-evolution of the Earth and life. The 7th International Cambridge Diagenesis Conference will bring together scientists from industry and academia to discuss and describe new advances in the diagenesis of clay and carbonate rocks. Topical sessions will include Proterozoic sediments and Upper Cretaceous chalk.