Juxtaposition and seal diagrams to help analyze fault seals in hydrocarbon reservoirs

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 187-195

  Knipe, R J ^a,b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; LITHOLOGY; MAPS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHY;

FAULT DISPLACEMENT MAGNITUDE; FAULT JUXTAPOSITION; FAULT SEAL ANALYSIS; FAULT ZONES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

FAULT SEAL; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT;

EID: 0031076285     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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