Overpressures in the Uinta basin, Utah: Analysis using a three-dimensional basin evolution model

Water Resources Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 857-871

  McPherson, Brian J O L ^a   Bredehoeft, John D ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Hydrodynamics Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; HYDROCARBONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; ROCKS; SEDIMENTS; VISCOSITY;

FLUID PRESSURES;

WATER RESOURCES;

BASIN EVOLUTION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OVERPRESSURE; PORE PRESSURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034986709     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000WR900260     Document Type: Article

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