Petrophysics of Lower Silurian sandstones and integration with the tectonic-stratigraphic framework, Appalachian basin, United States

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-60

  Castle, James W ^a   Byrnes, Alan P ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY; WATER;

ENERGY DEPOSITIONAL PROCESS; PETROPHYSICS; TIDAL CHANNELS; WATER SATURATION;

SANDSTONE;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMEABILITY; PETROGRAPHY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SILURIAN;

EID: 12144257643     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/08170404028     Document Type: Article

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