Modelling the Central North sea pressure history

Petroleum Geology Conference Proceedings

Volumn 6, Issue 0, 2005, Pages 1237-1245

  Swarbrick, R E ^a   Seldon, B ^a   Mallon, A J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Basin modelling; Central Graben; Chalk; Lithology; Overpressure; Shales

Indexed keywords

EID: 29244448889     PISSN: 20479921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/0061237     Document Type: Conference Paper

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