Mississippian lodgepole play, williston basin: A review

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 795-810

  Montgomery, Scott L ^a,b,c,d  

^a Knox College ^*  (United States)

^b KNOX COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology

^d Petroleum Information Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

MISSISSIPPIAN LODGEPOLE FORMATION; WILLISTON BASIN;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; MISSISSIPPIAN; MUD MOUND; SEISMIC SURVEY; WAULSORTIAN MOUND; WELL LOGGING;

CANADA, WILLISTON BASIN; USA, WILLISTON BASIN;

EID: 0030158794     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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