Hydrodynamic flow and formation pressures in the anambra basin, Southern Nigeria;Flux hydrodynamiques et pressions des formations dans le bassin d'Anambra (Nigéria méridional)

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-154

  Uma, K O ^a   Onuoha, K Mosto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LITHOLOGY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; STRATIGRAPHY;

CIRCULATING METEORIC WATER; DRILL STEM TEST (DST); HYDROSTRATIGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING;

DRILL; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRESSURE BUILDUP ANALYSIS;

DRILL STEM TEST; FLUID POTENTIAL; FORMATION PRESSURE; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE;

NIGERIA, ANAMBRA BASIN;

EID: 0031111857     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626669709492016     Document Type: Article

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