Carbonate Rock Structural Diagenesis Initiative

Overview of Carbonate Rock Fracture Diagenesis Initiative

This page will provide updates on developments of the Carbonate Rock Structural Diagenesis Initiative (CRSDI).

Carbonate rock fractures

Carbonate rock fractures

Synopsis of objectives

Program aim is to document the entire range of fracture and diagenesis interactions in carbonate rocks with a comprehensive progress report due in early 2018.

CRSDI Group Meetings and Updates

  • Next meeting: October 16-18, 2017, in Austin, Texas

Reports & Slide sets

Reports and slide sets will be posted initially on the private web site [FRAC link].

Current projects

  • Western Canada: Fractures in carbonate and shale sequences
  • East Texas: core studies
  • China carbonate fracture systems
  • Middle East core and outcrop studies
  • NE Mexico
  • S Mexico studies
  • US Rocky Mountain region outcrop and core studies
  • Industry studies

Contact Esti Ukar for information.

Field-Based Structural Diagenesis Studies

Information about the SEM CL Facility

Main: Fractured Carbonate Rocks Program

Structural Diagenesis Initiative Main Page

Fracture Research and Application Consortium