Control of syndepositional faulting on systems tract evolution across growth-faulted shelf margins: An analog experimental model of the Miocene Imo River field, Nigeria

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1335-1366

  Van Heijst, Max W I M ^a   Postma, George ^a   Van Kesteren, Wessel P ^a   De Jongh, Ruud G ^a  

^a Road/Hydraulic Engineering Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FAULTS;

CALIBRATION; HYDROCARBONS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

EUSTACY; GROWTH FAULT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MIOCENE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SYNSEDIMENTARY TECTONICS; SYSTEMS TRACT;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0036696319     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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