Stratigraphy and petroleum prospects of Upper Jurassic carbonates in Iraq

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-243

  Sadooni, Fadhil N ^a  

^a Eden Petroleum Services Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Iraq; Jurassic; Oolitic shoals; Sabkha

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; JURASSIC; OOLITE; SABKHA; STRATIGRAPHY;

IRAQ;

EID: 0031426522     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.3.3.233     Document Type: Article

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