Structure and evolution of the petroliferous Euphrates graben system, southeast Syria

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1173-1190

  Litak, Robert K ^a,b   Barazangi, Muawia ^a   Brew, Graham ^a   Sawaf, Tarif ^c   Al Imam, Anwar ^c   Al Youssef, Wasif ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Min of Petrol and Mineral Rsrc ^*  (United States)

^c Syrian Petroleum Company   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTRACONTINENTAL RIFT; PETROLIFEROUS EUPHRATES GRABEN SYSTEM; SOUTHEAST SYRIA;

GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PETROLOGY; RESERVES TO PRODUCTION RATIO; TECTONICS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

GRABEN; HYDROCARBON; RIFT;

SYRIA;

EID: 0032100408     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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