Chanse Rinderknecht

Depositional and diagenetic controls on the precipitation and zonation of the calcite microcrystals that occlude porosity.

I am currently analyzing the microcrystals that precipitate and occlude microporosity. The morphology and chemical composition of these microcrystals has a tremendous impact on the petrophysical characteristics and overall producibility of a carbonate reservoir because the impact porosity, permeability, and wettability of the reservoir. Microporosity has been reported in Phanerozoic limestone reservoirs through the Middle East, North Africa, South-east Asia, South America, and North America, and within these reservoirs microporosity can compose a large portion of overall pore space. It is therefore vital to understand the occurrence, distribution, and chemical makeup of the microcrystals that house these pore systems.