Tectonic implications of diapirism on hydrocarbon accumulation in the United Arab Emirates

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-296

  Alsharhan, A S ^a   Salah, M G ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAPIRISM; HYDROCARBON ACCUMULATION;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 0031396658     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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