Turbidite reservoir facies in the lower triassic montney formation, west-central Alberta

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-536

  Moslow, Thomas F ^a,c   Davies, Graham R ^b  

^a Ulster Petroleums Ltd   (Canada)

^b Graham Davies Geol Consultants Ltd   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTARY FACIES; TRIASSIC; TURBIDITE;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0031391235     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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