An example study using conventional 3D seismic data to delineate shallow gas drilling hazards from the West Delta Deep Marine Concession, offshore Nile Delta, Egypt

Petroleum Geoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Sharp, Andy ^a   Samuel, Andy ^a  

^a BG Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

3D; Egypt; Nile Delta; Shallow gas

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HYDROCARBON TECHNOLOGY; SEISMIC DATA;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NILE DELTA; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 2542424875     PISSN: 13540793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1354-079303-588     Document Type: Article

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