Subsalt play, Gulf of Mexico: A review

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 871-895

  Montgomery, Scott L ^a   Moore, Dwight Clint ^b  

^a Anadarko Petroleum ^*  (United States)

^b ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING; GEOLOGIC MODELS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT; DEEPWATER SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

ALLOCHTHONOUS DEPOSITS; CAINOZOIC; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; RESERVOIR ROCK; SANDSTONE; SUBSALT PLAY;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0031153992     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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