Cyclicity in turbidites of the miocene whakataki formation, castlepoint, North Island, and implications for hydrocarbon reservoir modelling

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 135-146

  Field, B D ^a  

^a GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cycles; Cyclostratigraphy; Fractures; Hydrocarbon; Levee; Miocene; Overbank; Reservoir; Thin bedded turbidite; Wairarapa; Whakataki Formation

Indexed keywords

CYCLICITY; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; TURBIDITE;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

EID: 20044370673     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2005.9515104     Document Type: Article

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