Cenozoic depositional history of the Gulf of Mexico basin

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1743-1774

  Galloway, W E ^a   Ganey Curry, P E ^a   Li, X ^a   Buffler, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENOZOIC; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

GULF OF MEXICO;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MAPPING; MINERALS; OIL SANDS; OIL WELL LOGGING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

CONTINENTAL MARGIN FAILURES; GEOPHYSICS DEEP BASIN SEISMIC LINES; GULF OF MEXICO;

OIL FIELDS;

EID: 0034352540     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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