Oil and gas production from basement reservoirs: Examples from Indonesia, USA and Venezuela

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 214, Issue , 2003, Pages 83-92

  Koning, Tako ^a  

^a Mobil Angola Inc   (Angola)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASEMENT ROCK; CRYSTALLINE ROCK; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

INDONESIA; UNITED STATES; VENEZUELA;

EID: 0038498212     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2003.214.01.05     Document Type: Article

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