An overview of the petroleum system of Maracaibo Basin

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 657-678

  Escalona, Alejandro ^a   Mann, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LANDFORMS; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; ROCKS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TECTONICS;

CLASTIC RESERVOIR ROCKS; HYDROCARBON BASINS; OIL RESERVES; PETROLEUM SYSTEM; STRIKE-SLIP;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

OIL FIELD;

LAKE MARACAIBO; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 33646040988     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10140505038     Document Type: Review

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