Hydrocarbon generation and charging in the October field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 433-464

  El Ghamri, M A ^a   Warburton, I C ^b   Burley, S D ^b,c  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE;

TRAP BOUNDING FAULTS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON GENERATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL FIELD; SANDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK; TECTONIC SETTING; TERTIARY;

GULF OF SUEZ; OCTOBER FIELD; RED SEA;

EID: 0036794861     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2002.tb00094.x     Document Type: Article

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