The Cretaceous sequence stratigraphy of the Socotran Platform, the Republic of Yemen

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 685-699

  Morrison, J ^a,d   Birse, A ^a   Samuel, M A ^a   Richardson, S M ^a   Harbury, N ^b   Bott, W F ^c,e  

^a Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c British Gas Yemen Ltd   (United States)

^d Ranger House   (United Kingdom)

^e United Meridian International   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Cretaceous; Palaeogeographie; Sequence stratigraphy; Socotran Platform; Yemen

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; SEISMOLOGY; TECTONICS;

SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CRETACEOUS; PALAEOGEOGRAPHY; RESERVOIR ROCK; SEISMIC SURVEY; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ARABIAN SEA, GULF OF ADEN, SOCOTRA; YEMEN;

EID: 0031225211     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(96)00042-6     Document Type: Article

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