Improving exploration success through uncertainty mapping, Keg River reef play, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-375

  Chen, Zhuoheng ^a   Osadetz, Kirk G ^a   Gao, Haiyu ^a   Hannigan, Peter K ^a   Watson, Cameron ^a  

^a GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; INFILL DRILLING; LAKES; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; REEFS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS;

EXPLORATION DRILLING; EXPLORATION SUCCESS; GEOLOGICAL FEATURES; HISTORICAL ANALYSIS; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PETROLEUM ACCUMULATIONS; PETROLEUM OCCURRENCE; WESTERN CANADA SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038312458     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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