Diagenesis of the Capitan Limestone, Upper Permian, Mckittrick Canyon, West Texas
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Published:January 01, 1989
Abstract
This paper is a summary of a diagenetic study of calcite cements in the Capitan Limestone, McKittrick Canyon, West Texas (Mruk, 1985). This study deciphers the diagenetic history of the Capitan Limestone using basic field observations, detailed cathodoluminescence petrography, and carbon and oxygen isotopes.
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Subsurface and Outcrop Examination of the Capitan Shelf Margin, Northern Delaware Basin

Shelf sandstone reservoirs are becoming a more and more common exploration target. What they are, how they may be characterized, and how they differ from shoreline and deep-water deposits in the subject of this publication. Shelf sands and sandstone reservoirs are among the more poorly understood types of sandstones. Continental, shoreline and deep water sandstones have all been studied in much more depth than have shelf sands and sandstones. However, during the last fifteen years significant progress has been made in understanding shelf sands and sandstones. Studies of modern sediments have allowed us to understand many of the depositional processes active on the shelf. This book is intended to be an up-to-date summary of shelf processes and products. The papers are intended for those new to shelf sands and sandstones as well as the shelf specialist.