Diagenetic controls on reservoir quality in Permian Rotliegendes sandstones, Jupiter Fields area, southern North Sea

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 123, Issue , 1997, Pages 105-122

  Leveille, Gregory P ^a   Primmer, Tim J ^b   Dudley, Graham ^b   Ellis, David ^c   Allinson, Gareth J ^d  

^a Conoco Inc ^*  (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c Mobil North Sea Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; PERMIAN; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0031545597     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1997.123.01.07     Document Type: Article

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