Depositional cycles and evolution of the paleogene Wilcox Strata, Gulf of Mexico Basin, Texas

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 937-953

  Xue, Liangqing ^a  

^a CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

DEPOCENTER SHIFTING; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEM EVOLUTION; GENETIC STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCES; SHELF MARGIN PROGRADATION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; DEPOSITION; LARAMIDE OROGENY; PALAEOGENE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

USA, TEXAS, GULF OF MEXICO BASIN;

EID: 0031171082     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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