Geology and petroleum prospects of Upper Triassic sediments, Jordan

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 783-801

  Sadooni, F N ^a   Dalqamouni, A ^b  

^a Eden Petroleum Services Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JORDAN; OOLITIC LIMESTONE; TRIASSIC EVAPORITES; UPPER TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS;

CARBONATE MINERALS; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; POROSITY; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; SHALE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CARBONATE PLATFORM; EVAPORITE; HYDROCARBON; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; TRIASSIC;

JORDAN;

EID: 0032451932     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(98)00046-4     Document Type: Article

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