Zechstein 2 carbonate reservoir facies distribution in relation to zechstein sequence stratigraphy (upper Permian, northwest Germany): An integrated approach

Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Elf Exploration Production

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-35

  Strohmenger, Christian ^a,b   Antonini, Markus ^a,c   Jäger, Günter ^a,b   Rockenbauch, Konrad ^a   Strauss, Christoph ^a  

^a BEB Erdgas und Erdol GmbH   (Germany)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN   (Oman)

Author keywords

Carbonate rocks; Diagenesis; Germany; Palynofacies; Reservoir rocks; Seismic surveys; Sequence stratigraphy; Zechstein

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; PERMIAN; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; ZECHSTEIN;

GERMANY;

EID: 0030435276     PISSN: 03962687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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