Study of magnetic contrasts in the Guafita oil field (south-western Venezuela)

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Part A: Solid Earth and Geodesy

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 437-445

  Costanzo Alvarez, V ^a   Aldana, M ^a   Aristeguieta, O ^b   Marcano, M C ^a   Aconcha, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b PDVSA INTEVEP   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MAGNETIC PROPERTY; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; OIL FIELD;

VENEZUELA;

EID: 0033865737     PISSN: 14641895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1464-1895(00)00068-5     Document Type: Article

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