Regional distribution and internal stratigraphy of the Lower Mannville

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 508-529

  Cant, Douglas J ^a   Abrahamson, B ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Abrahamson Geoservices   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; ISOPACH MAP; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY; UNCONFORMITY;

CANADA, WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0030437612     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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