Analysis of petroleum system criticals of the Matruh-Shushan Basin, Western Desert, Egypt

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-178

  Metwalli, Farouk I ^a   Pigott, John D ^b  

^a Helwan University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Basin analysis; Basin subsidence; Petroleum systems; Western desert

Indexed keywords

BASIN ANALYSIS; BASIN EVOLUTION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA; WESTERN DESERT; WORLD;

PHOCIDAE;

EID: 19644396631     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079303-593     Document Type: Article

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