Wrench faulting in the northern Pakistan foreland

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2003-2030

  Sercombe, William J ^a   Pivnik, David A ^a   Wilson, Wayne P ^b   Albertin, Martin L ^b   Beck, Richard A ^c   Stratton, Margaret A ^b  

^a Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co (GUPCO)   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION BEFORE STACK; NORTHERN PAKISTAN FORELAND; WRENCH FAULTING;

GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GEOLOGY; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; MAPPING; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

TECTONICS;

FAULTING; GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURE; GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; TECTONICS; WRENCH FAULT;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 0032215917     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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