Petrophysical and seismic properties of lower Eocene clastic rocks in the central Maracaibo Basin

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 679-696

  Escalona, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; OIL FIELDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ROCKS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

EOCENE CLASTIC ROCKS; HYDROCARBON-BEARING SANDSTONE; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEISMIC PROPERTIES; SEISMIC RESOLUTION; STRIKE-SLIP FAULTS; WELL-LOG CORRELATIONS;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

CLASTIC ROCK; EOCENE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC PROPERTY;

LAKE MARACAIBO; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

EID: 33646074311     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/10140505039     Document Type: Article

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