Sedimentology and reservoir architecture of a synrift lacustrine delta, southeastern Mongolia

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 770-785

  Johnson, Cari L ^a   Graham, Stephan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT; GEOMETRIC RELATIONS; LACUSTRINE DEPOSITS; NON-MARINE RIFT BASIN; RESERVOIR ARCHITECTURE; SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE; SOFT-SEDIMENT DEFORMATION; SUBSURFACE RESERVOIR;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING;

CRETACEOUS; DELTA; JURASSIC; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MUDSTONE; PARASEQUENCE; PROGRADATION; SANDSTONE;

ASIA; DORNGOVI; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; WORLD;

EID: 11044221061     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/051304740770     Document Type: Article

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