Holocene deposits of reservoir-quality sand along the central South Carolina coastline

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 831-855

  Sexton, Walter J ^a   Hayes, Miles O ^b  

^a Athena Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b Research Planning Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EBB TIDAL DELTA; HOLOCENE; RESERVOIR QUALITY; SAND BODY;

USA, SOUTH CAROLINA;

COASTAL ZONES; DRILLING FLUIDS; LANDFORMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS;

AVERAGE THICKNESS VALUES; BARRIER ISLANDS; EBB TIDAL DELTAS; EXPOSED SAND FLATS; MUD CUTOFF VALUE; RESERVOIR QUALITY SAND DEPOSITS; TIDAL POINT BARS; TIDAL SAND RIDGES; VOLUME ESTIMATION;

OIL SANDS;

EID: 0029666621     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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