Upper Jurassic "Reef Play, East Texas Basin: An Updated Overview: Part 1 - Background and Outboard Trend

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-726

  Montgomery, Scott L ^a,b,c   Hodge Walker, T ^a   Wahlman, Gregory P ^a   Tobin, Rick C ^a   Ziegler, Dan ^a  

^a Petroleum Consultant   (United States)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c Rrounhton Oneratinn 1200 Smith ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INBOARD TREND; OUTBOARD TREND;

CARBONATE MINERALS; CORE DRILLING; LIMESTONE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS;

REEFS;

CARBONATE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JURASSIC; PLAY; REEF; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033496796     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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