An AVO study of a possible new hydrocarbon play, offshore central West Greenland

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 174-182

  Skaarup, Nina ^a   Chalmers, James A ^a   White, Dave ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF DENMARK AND GREENLAND   (Denmark)

^b Robertson Res International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOURCE ROCKS;

BASALT; HYDROCARBONS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

AVO METHOD; CRETACEOUS; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; OIL FIELD; PALEOGENE;

GREENLAND; LABRADOR SEA;

EID: 0034071340     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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