Tide-dominated estuarine facies in the Hollin and Napo ('T' and 'U') formations (Cretaceous), Sacha field, Oriente basin, Ecuador

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 652-682

  Shanmugam, G ^a   Poffenberger, M ^b   Toro Alava J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^c Unit of Research and Laboratories   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUDSTONE; SACHA FIELD;

EROSION; ESTUARIES; OIL BEARING FORMATIONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

OIL FIELDS;

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; TIDAL FLAT;

ECUADOR;

EID: 0034190590     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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