Facies control on dolomitization and porosity in the Devonian Swan Hills Formation in the Rosevear area, west-central Alberta

Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 458-471

  Saller, Arthur H ^a   Lounsbury, Kevin ^b   Birchard, Mark ^c  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b Rio Alto Exploration Ltd   (Canada)

^c Capture Energy Ltd   (Canada)

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EID: 17644408715     PISSN: 00074802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/49.4.458     Document Type: Article

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