The Sahmah Formation of Oman: Exploration implications for the Rub' Al-Khali Basin

GeoArabia

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 119-136

  Svendsen, Nick B ^a  

^a MAERSK OIL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; ORDOVICIAN; SHALE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; OMAN;

EID: 3242878535     PISSN: 10256059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/geoarabia0903119     Document Type: Article

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