Table 3 Types and characteristics of reservoir spaces in the metamorphic rock reservoir from the central paleo-uplift belt of the Songliao Basin.

From: Semiquantitative microscopic pore characterizations of the metamorphic rock reservoir in the central paleo-uplift belt, Songliao Basin

Reservoir space types

Origin

Characteristics

Intergranular pores

Primary intergranular pores in protolith and pores formed among metamorphic mineral

Angular, with a small pore size, visible under a scanning electron microscope

Dissolved pores

Leaching, dissolution by formation fluid

Generally development along fractures, irregular shape

Structural microfractures

Microfractures formed under tectonic stress

Irregular, extending far

Weathering microfractures

Formed by physical weathering and breaking along the schistosity plane

Linear, funnel-shaped, developed in schist