Development of synthetic layer dip adjacent to normal faults

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 85, 2005, Pages 125-138

  Ferrill, David A ^a   Morris, Alan P ^b   Sims, Darrell W ^a   Waiting, Deborah J ^a   Hasegawa, Shutaro ^c,d  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c GAS AND METALS NATIONAL CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d Idemitsu Oil and Gas Co   (Japan)

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EID: 26644449924     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/1033720M853133     Document Type: Article

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