Degradation of compressional fold belts: Deep-water Niger Delta

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 753-770

  Heiniö, Päivi ^a   Davies, Richard J ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DEGRADATION; MORPHOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPRESSIONAL FOLD BELTS; DEEP-WATER NIGER DELTA; SEISMIC RESOLUTION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEISMIC INTERPRETATION;

PETROLEUM GEOLOGY;

DEEP WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FOLD BELT; STRATIGRAPHY; THRUST;

AFRICA; NIGER DELTA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33744545863     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11210505090     Document Type: Article

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