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Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks

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A rock capable of producing oil, gas, or water is called reservoir rock. A reservoir rock may be any rock with sufficient porosity and permeability to allow oil and gas to accumulate and be produced in commercial quantities [1]. Petroleum generally occurs in sandstones, limestones, dolomites, conglomerates, and shales, but sometimes it is also found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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Hu, X., Huang, S. (2017). Physical Properties of Reservoir Rocks. In: Hu, X., Hu, S., Jin, F., Huang, S. (eds) Physics of Petroleum Reservoirs. Springer Mineralogy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53284-3_2

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