Petrofacies and diagenetic processes of la Victoria formation (Early Miocene), Dina oil field, upper Magdalena valley basin, Colombia.

Abstract

The sandstones at the base of the Honda Group (La Victoria Formation - Early Miocene), in the Dina Field, Upper Magdalena Valley Basin (UMVB) – Colombia, which are present in the analyzed interval of the Dina Norte 27 and Dina Norte 37 wells, are composed of immature clastic rocks classified as Litharenites / Feldspathic Litharenites, due to the presence of volcanic fragments, feldspar / plagioclase and unstable minerals.They are texturally immature due to poor selection and low roundness of the detritus. The following sequence of diagenetic processes is proposed: minor compaction; grain coating by illite/smectite detritical clay, dissolution of unstable minerals, zeolite (heulandite) precipitation, partial precipitation of nonferroan calcite cement and finally chloritization of clays prior to hydrocarbon migration.