Structural imaging in the Rocky Mountain Foothills (Alberta) using magnetotelluric exploration

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 321-333

  Xiao, Wen ^a   Unsworth, Martyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; VOLCANIC ROCKS;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MAGNETOTELLURIC EXPLORATION; RESISTIVITY MODEL; ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS; STRUCTURAL IMAGING; SUBSALT IMAGING; SUBSURFACE GEOMETRY;

TELLURIC PROSPECTING;

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MAGNETOTELLURIC METHOD; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 33644832539     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10150504140     Document Type: Article

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