Petroleum geology and potential hydrocarbon plays in the Gulf of Suez rift basin, Egypt

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-180

  Alsharhan, A S ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; LIMESTONE; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SHALE;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; RIFT ZONE; SOURCE ROCK;

EGYPT; RED SEA;

EID: 0037218755     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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