Central North Sea overpressures: insights into fluid flow from one- and two-dimensional basin modelling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 141, Issue , 1998, Pages 95-107

  Darby, D ^a,b   Haszeldine, R S ^a,c   Couples, G D ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Gas Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OVERPRESSURE; PERMEABILITY;

NORTH SEA;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0032457745     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.141.01.06     Document Type: Article

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