Lower miocene nukhul formation, Gebel el Zeit, Egypt: Model for structural control on early synrift strata and reservoirs, Gulf of Suez

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1871-1890

  Winn, R D Jr ^a   Crevello, P D ^a   Bosworth, W ^a  

^a University of Papua New Guinea   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUKHUL; STRATA;

CARBONATES; CATCHMENTS; CORRELATION METHODS; GRAVEL; GRAVITATION; MAPPING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SUBMARINES;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; MIOCENE; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SYNTECTONIC SEDIMENT;

EGYPT;

EID: 0035482506     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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