Pressure cells and pressure seals in the UK Central Graben

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 865-878

  Darby, David ^a,b   Haszeldine, R Stuart ^a   Couples, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

North Sea; Overpressure; Pressure seals

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEYS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEALS;

OVERPRESSSURE; PRESSURE CELLS; PRESSURE SEALS;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

OVERPRESSURE; PRESSURE CELL; PRESSURE SEAL; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NORTH SEA, CENTRAL GRABEN;

EID: 0030428050     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00023-2     Document Type: Article

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