Prolific deep-marine slope channels of the Nile Delta, Egypt

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 541-560

  Samuel, Andy ^a   Kneller, Ben ^b   Raslan, Samir ^c   Sharp, Andy ^d   Parsons, Cormac ^e  

^a SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rashid Petroleum Company   (Egypt)

^d Shell UK Exploration and   (United Kingdom)

^e Baker Atlas   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; EROSION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS;

DEEP-WATER EXPLORATION;

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

DELTA; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC SURVEY; SUBMARINE CHANNEL;

EGYPT; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NILE DELTA;

EID: 0038419644     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/1105021094     Document Type: Article

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