Burial and maturation history of the Heglig field area, Muglad Basin, Sudan

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 107-128

  Mohamed, A Y ^a,b   Iliffe, J E ^c   Ashcroft, W A ^a   Whiteman, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Oil Explor and Production Authority   (Sudan)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHRONOLOGY; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIR EVALUATION; PETROLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SOURCE ROCKS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

BURIAL (GEOLOGY); HYDROCARBON GENERATION; MESOZOIC; SEDIMENTARY BASIN; SOURCE ROCK; THERMAL MATURITY;

HEGLIG FIELD; MUGLAD BASIN; SUDAN;

EID: 0034013762     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2000.tb00486.x     Document Type: Article

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