National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska: a review of recent exploration

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1281-1299

  Montgomery, Scott L ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOURCE ROCKS; STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS;

OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SANDSTONE; SHALE OIL; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE;

UNITED STATES, ALASKA;

EID: 0032125379     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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