A geological model for the Ormen Lange hydrocarbon reservoir

Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 169-190

  Möller, Nicola K ^a   Gjelberg, John G ^a   Martinsen, Ole ^a   Charnock, Michael A ^a   Færseth, Roald B ^a   Sperrevik, Susanne ^a   Cartwright, Joe A ^b  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CRETACEOUS; FAULT PLANE; FIELD MARGIN; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; PALEOCENE; SEA SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SHALE; TURBIDITY CURRENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; MORE BASIN; NORWEGIAN SEA; ORMEN LANGE FIELD;

EID: 33746361094     PISSN: 0029196X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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