The effect of allochthonous salt on the petroleum systems of northern Green Canyon and Ewing Bank (offshore Louisiana), northern Gulf of Mexico

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 5 B, 1998, Pages 1083-1112

  McBride, Barry C ^a,b   Weimer, Paul ^a   Rowan, Mark G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HS Resources Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLOGY; SALT DEPOSITS; TECTONICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

OFFSHORE OIL FIELDS;

ALLOCHTHONOUS SALT; PETROLEUM SYSTEM;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0032075908     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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