
This book discusses how sediments compact with depth and applications of the compaction trends. Porosity reduction in sediment conveniently indicates the degree of sediments compacted after deposition. Published empirical curves- the compaction curves- are depth-wise porosity...

Chapter 1: Porosity development in siliclastic rocksChapter 2: Porosity development in Carbonate rocks
Chapter 3: Compaction Trend definition and classification
Chapter 4: Well logs, Seismic and Geological data in porosity and compaction trend analyses
4.1. Porosity...