Integrated four-dimensional modelling of sedimentary basin architecture and hydrocarbon migration

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 253, Issue , 2006, Pages 185-211

  Clarke, S M ^a,c   Burley, S D ^a,b   Williams, G D ^a   Richards, A J ^a,d   Meredith, D J ^a   Egan, S S ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^d RUTHERFORD APPLETON LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENTARY BASIN;

EID: 33646389528     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2006.253.01.10     Document Type: Article

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