Transient fan architecture and depositional controls from near-surface 3-D seismic data, Niger Delta continental slope

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 627-643

  Adeogba, Adedayo A ^a   McHargue, Timothy R ^a   Graham, Stephan A ^b  

^a CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; DATA ACQUISITION; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEDIMENTS;

LEVEED CHANNEL COMPLEXES; SEISMIC DATAS; SLOPE GRADIENTS; TRANSIENT FAN;

SEISMOLOGY;

DELTA; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; SEISMIC SURVEY;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 17944372870     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11200404025     Document Type: Article

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