Using 3D seismic to understand the structural evolution of the UK Central North Sea

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-96

  Eggink, J W ^a   Riegstra, D E ^a   Suzanne, P ^a  

^a Shell UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geology; Stress; Strike slip; Structure; UK Central North Sea

Indexed keywords

BASIN EVOLUTION; HALOKINESIS; REACTIVATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC SURVEY; STRIKE SLIP FAULT; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; TECTONIC REGIMES; TECTONICS;

NORTH SEA; NORTH SEA, CENTRAL GRABEN;

EID: 0029750905     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.2.1.83     Document Type: Article

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