Regional sequence stratigraphic setting and reservoir geology of Morrow incised-valley sandstones (lower Pennsylvania), eastern Colorado and western Kansas

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 781-815

  Bowen, David W ^a   Weimer, Paul ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EROSION; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTATION; STRATIGRAPHY;

VALLEY-FILL SYSTEMS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; INCISED VALLEY; PENNSYLVANIAN; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY; VALLEY FILL;

COLORADO; KANSAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037699299     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08010201131     Document Type: Article

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