Reservoir quality and K-Ar age dating of the pre-Khuff section of Kuwait

GeoArabia

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 601-624

  Strohmenger, Christian J ^a   Al Anzi, Menahi S ^b   Pevear, David R ^g   Ylagan, Robert F ^c   Kosanke, Tobi H ^d   Ferguson, G Scott ^e   Cassiani, Daniel H ^d   Douban, Adel F ^f  

^a GSA   (United States)

^b KUWAIT OIL COMPANY   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^e CNOOC LTD   (China)

^f Sipetrol International SA   (Egypt)

^g Sipetrol International SA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOFACIES; POTASSIUM-ARGON DATING; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION;

KUWAIT;

EID: 0142059608     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia0804601     Document Type: Article

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