High-frequency Miocene sequence stratigraphy, offshore Louisiana: Cycle framework and influence on production distribution in mature shelf province

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-230

  Hentz, Tucker F ^a   Zeng, Hongliu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ENGINEERING; HYDROCARBONS; STRATIGRAPHY;

SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; MIOCENE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; SHELF SEDIMENT;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0037318041     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09240201054     Document Type: Article

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