Geologic evolution and gas resources of the Sabinas Basin in northeastern Mexico

AAPG Memoir

Volumn 75, Issue , 2001, Pages 241-270

  Eguiluz De Antuñano, Samuel ^a  

^a PEMEX   (Mexico)

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