Structural styles and tectonic evolution of onshore and offshore Abu dhabi, uae

2005 International Petroleum Technology Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1079-1093

  Johnson, C A ^a   Hauge, T ^a   Al Menhali, S ^b   Bin Sumaida, S ^c   Sabin, B ^a   West, B ^a  

^a ExxonMobil ^*

^b ADNOC   (United Arab Emirates)

^c ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL TRACES; CONJUGATE FAULT ZONES; GEOMETRIC COMPLEXITY; TECTONIC EVOLUTION;

BRITTLENESS; CARBONATES; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; OFFSHORE STRUCTURES; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS;

EID: 33745254769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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