Sedimentation in a low-accommodation setting: Nonmarine (Cretaceous) Mannville and marine (Jurassic) Ellis groups, Manyberries field, southeastern Alberta

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1391-1418

  Leckie, Dale A ^a   Wallace Dudley, Karen E ^b   Vanbeselaere, Nancy A ^c   James, David P ^d  

^a CNOOC LTD   (China)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c Rocky Mountain Consultants   (Canada)

^d Anadarko Canada Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; COAL; HYDROCARBONS; SEDIMENTS;

MARINE STRATA; PALEOSOLS; SEDIMENTARY BASINS;

SEDIMENTATION;

CRETACEOUS; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JURASSIC; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE;

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

EID: 12144278161     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/05120403131     Document Type: Article

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