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Dolomites in SE Asia - varied origins and implications for hydrocarbon exploration

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Carnell, A.
Wilson, Moyra
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2004
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Carnell, Andrew J.H. and Wilson, Moyra E.J. 2004. Dolomites in SE Asia - varied origins and implications for hydrocarbon exploration, in Braithwaite, C, Rizzi G, and Darke G (ed), The Geometry and Petrogenesis of Dolomite Hydrocarbon Reservoirs. pp. 255-300. Bath UK: Geological Society of London.
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The Geometry and Petrogenesis of Dolomite Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
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Department of Applied Geology
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WA School of Mines
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Carbonates in SE Asia range in age from Palaeozoic to Recent, but are most important as reservoirs in the Neogene where they comprise a major target for hydrocarbon exploration (e.g. Batu Raja Formation, South Sumatra, Sunda and Northwest Java basins). Carbonates of pre-Tertiary, Palaeogene and Neogene age all show a strong diagenetic overprint in which dolomite occurs as both cementing and replacive phases associated with variable reservoir quality. This paper reviews published data on the occurrence and types of dolomites in SE Asian carbonates, and considers the models that have been used to explain the distribution and origin of dolomite within these rocks.