A dynamic model for the Permian Panhandle and Hugoton fields, western Anadarko basin

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 921-938

  Sorenson, Raymond P ^a  

^a ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CATCHMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROCKS;

GAS COMPOSITION; NORTH AMERICAN GAS FIELDS; PANHANDLE-HUGOTON PRESSURES; TILTED FLUID CONTACTS;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

GAS FIELD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PERMIAN;

ANADARKO BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 21844459514     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03010504045     Document Type: Article

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