Permeability structure of a compound valley fill in the cretaceous fall river formation of South Dakota

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-227

  Willis, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

LITHOFACIES; VALLEY FILLS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; SANDSTONE; VALLEY FILL;

USA, SOUTH DAKOTA;

EID: 0032004623     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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