Subsurface temperature variations and heat flow in the Anambra Basin, Nigeria

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 641-652

  Mosto Onuoha, K ^a,c   Ekine, Anthony S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^c Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; GEOTHERMAL GRADIENT; HEAT FLOW; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDRODYNAMICS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0033117130     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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