Correlation of reservoir sandstones using quantitative heavy mineral analysis

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 251-262

  Morton, Andrew ^a   Knox, Robert W O'B ^a   Hallsworth, Claire ^a  

^a Giddanmu   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlation; Heavy mineral; Sandstone reservoir; Source area

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; HEAVY MINERAL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PROVENANCE; SANDSTONE; STRATIGRAPHY;

NORTH SEA;

EID: 0036697598     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/petgeo.8.3.251     Document Type: Article

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