Depositional and structural dynamics of the Pliocene Peri-Adriatic Foredeep, NE Italy

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 19-36

  Dattilo, P ^a,b   Pasi, R ^a   Bertozzi, G ^a,c  

^a Fina Italiana SpA   (Italy)

^b PetroFina Delaware Inc   (United States)

^c British Gas Rimi   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC LOGGING; DEFORMATION; SEDIMENTS; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

FOREDEEP EVOLUTION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; FOREDEEP; GAS FIELD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; THRUST;

ADRIATIC SEA; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0032958931     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.1999.tb00457.x     Document Type: Article

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