Velocity-depth trends in Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments from the Norwegian Shelf

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-381

  Storvoll, Vidar ^a   Bjørlykke, Knut ^b   Mondol, Nazmul H ^b  

^a University of Oslo ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CATCHMENTS; COMPACTION; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; PORE PRESSURE; POROSITY; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

CENOZOIC SEDIMENTS; MESOZOIC SEDIMENTS; PLEISTOCENE SEDIMENTS; PLIOCENE SEDIMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWEGIAN SHELF [NORTH SEA]; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 14844364511     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10150404033     Document Type: Review

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