Lateral transfer: A source of additional overpressure?

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 523-537

  Yardley, G S ^a   Swarbrick, R E ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Centroid concept; Disequilibrium compaction; Lateral transfer

Indexed keywords

DISEQUILIBRIUM COMPACTION; LATERAL TRANSFER;

AQUIFERS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PORE PRESSURE; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

AQUIFER; COMPACTION; FLUID FLOW; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 0034086988     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0264-8172(00)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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