Rates of reservoir fluid mixing: Implications for interpretation of fluid data

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 237, Issue , 2004, Pages 99-113

  Smalley, Craig ^a   England, William A ^a   Muggeridge, Ann ^b   Abacioglu, Yafes ^c   Cawley, Stephen ^a  

^a BP ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c BP AMERICA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID PRESSURE; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; MIXING;

EID: 11144239682     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2004.237.01.07     Document Type: Review

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