An example of alternative correlation techniques in a low-accommodation setting, nonmarine hydrocarbon system: The (Lower Cretaceous) Mannville Basal Quartz succession of southern Alberta

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1419-1432

  Ratcliffe, Ken T ^a   Wright, A Milly ^a   Hallsworth, Claire ^b   Morton, Andy ^b   Zaitlin, Brian A ^c   Potocki, Dan ^d   Wray, Dave S ^e  

^a Chemostrat Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Giddanmu   (United Kingdom)

^c SUNCOR ENERGY INC   (Canada)

^d ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLAY; HYDROCARBON REFINING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SETTLING TANKS; VOLCANOES; ZIRCON;

CHEMOSTRATIRAPHY; FLUVIAL SETTINGS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

STRATIGRAPHY;

CHEMOSTRATIGRAPHY; CRETACEOUS; HEAVY MINERAL; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12144267294     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05100402035     Document Type: Article

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