Comparison of overpressure magnitude resulting from the main generating mechanisms

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 76, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Swarbrick, Richard E ^a   Osborne, Mark J ^a,b   Yardley, Gareth S ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; OVERPRESSURE; ROCK; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STRESS; TECTONIC STRUCTURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 33845602576     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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