The influence of the Sabatayn evaporites on the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Eastern Shabwa Basin, Onshore Yemen

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 963-972

  Seaborne, T Richard ^a,b  

^a BP Explor Operating Co Limited ^*  (Yemen)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporite seals; Salt pillowing

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION; EVAPORATION; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; ROCKS; SALT DEPOSITS;

EVAPORATE SEALS; SALT PILLOWING;

HYDROCARBONS;

EVAPORITE; HALOKINESIS; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; SALT PILLOWING; SEAL;

YEMEN, SHABWA BASIN;

EID: 0030439049     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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