Basement Structure below the Coastal Belt of Krishna-Godavari Basin: Correlation between Seismic Structure and Well Information

Gondwana Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 513-518

  Reddy, P R ^a   Venkateswarlu, N ^a   Prasad, A S S S R S ^a   Koteswara Rao, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Deccan volcanism; Deep crustal structure; DSS profile; Krishna Godavari basin; Rajahmundry traps

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CORRELATION; DECCAN TRAPS; FAULT ZONE; SEISMIC REFRACTION; VOLCANISM; WELL LOGGING;

INDIA; KRISHNA-GODAVARI BASIN;

EID: 0347309485     PISSN: 1342937X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1342-937X(05)70739-5     Document Type: Article

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