Fault-seal analysis South Marsh Island 36 field, Gulf of Mexico

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 479-491

  Davies, Russell K ^a   An, Linji ^b   Jones, Paul ^c   Mathis, Anne ^d   Cornette, Carol ^c  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b BP Exploration ^*  (United States)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SAND;

INTRARESERVOIR FAULTS;

CRUDE PETROLEUM;

CAPILLARY PRESSURE; FAULT; FLUID FLOW; GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; SEALING;

GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 0038669244     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08010201133     Document Type: Article

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