STONECIPHER, S. A. 2000. Applied Sandstone Diagensis–Practical Petrographic Solutions for a Variety of Common Exploration, Development, and Production Problems. SEPM Short Course Notes no. 50. v+143 pp. Tulsa: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Price US $63.00 (member's price US $45.00), plus shipping and handling; paperback. ISBN 1 56576 074 3.

Abstract

This fine little book does exactly what the title states. It contains six chapters, five of which are dedicated to applying basic petrographic data to applied hydrocarbon exploration and production. The final chapter is a single page cautionary note. Each of the first three chapters is a case study. Chapter 1 describes relationships between diagenetic mineralization and sedimentary facies models using data from the Wilcox Formation (Paleocene–Eocene), Texas Gulf Coast. Chapter 2 examines the sequence stratigraphic context of diagenesis and introduces the reader to the issue of …