Traps and turbidite reservoir characteristics from a complex and evolving tectonic setting, Veracruz Basin, southeastern Mexico

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1599-1622

  Jennette, David ^a   Wawrzyniec, Tim ^b   Fouad, Khaled ^a   Dunlap, Dallas B ^a   Meneses Rocha, Javier ^c   Grimaldo, Francisco ^c   Munoz, Rafael ^c   Barrera, David ^c   Williams Rojas, Carlos T ^c   Escamilla Herrera, Arturo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c PEMEX   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; EROSION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANDSTONE; TECTONICS; VOLCANOES;

TURBIDITE RESERVOIRS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; MIOCENE; PLIOCENE; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING; TURBIDITE;

GULF OF MEXICO; MEXICO; VERACRUZ BASIN;

EID: 0142213961     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05130302010     Document Type: Article

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