Reserves growth in a mature oil field: The Devonian Leduc Formation at Innisfail field, south-central Alberta, Canada

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1153-1169

  Atchley, Stacy C ^a   West, Lawrence W ^b   Sluggett, Jeff R ^c  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Auriga Energy Inc   (Canada)

^c J R Sluggett Geophysical Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; CARBONATES; EXPLORATORY OIL WELL DRILLING; PETROLEUM RESERVOIRS; SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENTS; STRATIGRAPHY;

ATTIC OIL ACCUMULATIONS; BACKSTEP-EDGE ACCUMULATIONS;

OIL FIELDS;

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVE; OIL FIELD; OIL PRODUCTION; SEISMIC DATA; SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33747161628     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/03030605193     Document Type: Article

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