Paleoclimatic control on porosity occurrence in the Tilston interval, Madison Group, Williston basin area

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 897-919

  Petty, David M ^a  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CRUDE PETROLEUM; CRYSTALS; LITHOLOGY; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; POROSITY;

DOLOMITE INTERCRYSTALS; MADISON GROUP (CO); MARKER BEDS; PALEOCLIMATIC CONTROL; WILLISTON BASIN;

CLIMATE CONTROL;

FACIES ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PALEOCLIMATE; POROSITY;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WILLISTON BASIN; WORLD;

ARIDA; FORAMINIFERA;

EID: 21844431636     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03030504070     Document Type: Article

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