Natural recession of the eastern margin of the Leofnard salt in western Canada

GEOPHYSICS

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2020, Pages 222-231

  Anderson, Neil L ^a   Brown, R James ^b   Cederwall, Dale A ^c  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Lorrac Energy Ltd 1700   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; LEOFNARD SALT; ROCK SALT; STRATIGRAPHIC TRAP; STRUCTURAL TRAP;

CANADA, ALBERTA, LLOYDMINSTER; CANADA, SASKATCHEWAN, LLOYDMINSTER;

EID: 0029773314     PISSN: 00168033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1190/1.1443943     Document Type: Article

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