Application of marine heat flow data important in oil, gas exploration

Oil and Gas Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 27, 2002, Pages 43-49

  Nagihara, Seiichi ^a   Brooks, James M ^a   Bernard, Bernie B ^a   Summer, Neil ^a   Cole, Gary ^a   Lewis, Trevor ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAS HAZARDS; GAS HYDRATES; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; SEDIMENTS;

HEAT FLOW;

OFFSHORE OIL WELLS;

EXPLORATION; GEOTHERMAL RESERVOIR; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0037062956     PISSN: 00301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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