Shrub and pore type classification: Petrography of travertine shrubs from the Ballık-Belevi area (Denizli, SW Turkey)

摘要: Petrographical and petrophysical properties of the Turkish Ballik-Belevi travertine shrubs demonstrate necessity reservoir oriented classifications for shrub-related lithotypes associated pore types. The presented lithotype classification incorporates morphology, size fabric, which are linked to specific pore-types sizes. travertines show highly complex networks, as observed from Computed Tomography reconstructions, making them interest development optimization characterization methodologies techniques, following an upscaling approach. Porosity (3–15%) permeability (0–505 mD) strongly vary travertines. highest porosities permeabilities measured horizontal samples dominated by slightly dissolution enlarged intershrub interdigit growth framework porosity, mostly found dendritic shrubs. shrub pore-type can be applied worldwide. Studying outcrop analogues continental carbonates helps better understand heterogeneities, lateral variability Pre-Salt Cretaceous carbonate reservoirs, offshore Brazil Angola.