Integrated reservoir characterization of a carbonate ramp reservoir, South Dagger Draw field, New Mexico: Seismic data are only part of the story

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 81, 2005, Pages 91-105

  Tinker, Scott W ^a   Caldwell, Donald H ^b   Cox, Denise M ^b   Zahm, Laura C ^c   Brinton, Lisë ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b MARATHON OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^c iReservoircom   (United States)

^d LithoLogic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 33645521265     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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