Prediction of gas production using well logs, Cretaceous of north-central Montana

Mountain Geologist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 85-98

  Hester, Timothy C ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; WELL LOGGING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032863697     PISSN: 0027254X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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