Introduction to AAPG Bulletin thematic issue on fault seals

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-380

  Davies, Russell K ^a   Handschy, James W ^b  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Subsurface Technology Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAULT; FLUID FLOW; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEALING;

EID: 0037728990     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/00000001136     Document Type: Article

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