Three-dimensional architecture of a coalesced, collapsed-paleocave system in the Lower Ordovician Ellenburger Group, central Texas

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 545-564

  Loucks, Robert G ^a   Mescher, Paul K ^b   McMechan, George A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Veritas Exploration Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; DATA REDUCTION; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR REFLECTION;

CAVE SYSTEMS; CHAOTIC REFLECTION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CAVE; COLLAPSE STRUCTURE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; ORDOVICIAN;

MARBLE FALLS; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342443560     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/12220303072     Document Type: Article

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