Geometry and late-stage structural evolution of Central Graben salt diapirs, North Sea

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 499-522

  Davison, I ^a   Alsop, I ^b   Birch, P ^c   Elders, C ^a   Evans, N ^d   Nicholson, H ^e   Rorison, P ^f   Wade, D ^g   Woodward, J ^h   Young, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c Enterprise Oil Plc   (United Kingdom)

^d BHP Petroleum   (United Kingdom)

^e BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^f Rubislaw Hse N Anderson Dr S ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g Ranger House   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Graben salt diapirs

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGIC FAULTS; SALT DIAPIRS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SALT DEPOSITS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STRAIN; STRATIGRAPHY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DIAPIR; GEOMETRY; GRABEN; SALT TECTONICS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0034046471     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(99)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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