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Caption
Idealized volume of reservoir sandstone undergoing vertical compaction with zero horizontal strain, typical of producing gas reservoirs. Note, in this simplification, all grain surfaces are coated with uniform clay films. In a real sandstone reservoir, clay films are discontinuous and locally absent, especially in distal regions of the field (orange--load-supporting quartz framework; blue--sparse feldspar grains; red--clay films).
Credit
The conceptual model was developed by B.A. Verberne, S. Hangx, and C. Spiers.
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Credit B.A. Verberne, S. Hangx, and C. Spiers.
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