Thorium distribution in some North Sea sandstones: Implications for petrophysical evaluation

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-68

  Hurst, Andrew ^a   Milodowski, Anthony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy minerals; Kaolinite; Monazite; Shaly sandstone; Thorium

Indexed keywords

HEAVY MINERAL; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY GEOCHEMISTRY; THORIUM;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0029730750     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.2.1.59     Document Type: Article

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