Petroleum system and production characteristics of the Muddy (J) Sandstone (Lower Cretaceous) Wattenberg continuous gas field, Denver basin, Colorado

AAPG Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-37

  Higley, Debra K ^a   Cox, Dave O ^b   Weimer, Robert J ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Norwest Questa Engineering Corp   (United States)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON SOURCE ROCKS;

GEOLOGY; OIL WELL DRILLING; SANDSTONE;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CRETACEOUS; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; MATURATION; PETROLEUM; SANDSTONE; SOURCE ROCK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037221051     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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