Seismic imaging of carbonate reservoirs and systems

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 81, 2005, Pages 1-9

  Eberli, Gregor P ^a   Masaferro, Jose Luis ^b   Sarg, J F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Shell E and P Technology Applications and Research (SEPTAR)   (Netherlands)

^c EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

EID: 33645515060     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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