Compaction - the great unknown in basin modelling

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 141, Issue , 1998, Pages 15-43

  Giles, M R ^a   Indrelid, S L ^a   James, D M D ^a,b  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b 3 Finedon Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; COMPACTION; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0032465646     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1998.141.01.02     Document Type: Article

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