The distribution of petroleum reserves in basins of the South Atlantic margins

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 153, Issue , 1999, Pages 101-131

  Coward, M P ^a,b   Purdy, E G ^c   Ries, A C ^a   Smith, D G ^d  

^a Ries Coward Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Petroquest International Inc   (United Kingdom)

^d Petroconsultants (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL MARGIN; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033386754     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1999.153.01.08     Document Type: Article

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