Sealing capacity of the Mercia Mudstone Group in the East Irish Sea Basin: Implications for petroleum exploration

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-286

  Seedhouse, J K ^a   Racey, A ^a  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POROSITY; SEALING (CLOSING);

MUDSTONE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON SEAL; MUDSTONE; TRIASSIC;

IRISH SEA;

EID: 0031184397     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1997.tb00636.x     Document Type: Article

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