Hydrocarbon potential of the intracratonic Ogaden Basin, SE Ethiopia

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-425

  Hunegnaw, A ^a   Sage, L ^b   Gonnard, R ^b  

^a Ministry of Mines and Energy of Ethopia   (Ethiopia)

^b BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Hydrocarbon resource; Ogaden Basin; Rift zone

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; LIMESTONE; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SHALE;

ETHIOPIA; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; INTRACRATONIC OGADEN BASIN; LACUSTRINE; MARINE SHALES;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; RIFT ZONE;

ETHIOPIA; OGADEN BASIN;

EID: 0032194789     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1998.tb00793.x     Document Type: Article

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