Seismic interpretation of the Kelasu triangle zone in the southern Tian Shan foothills, northwestern China

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-171

  Xu, Chunming ^a   Zhou, Xin Yuan ^b  

^a SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^b PetroChina Tarim Oil Company   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ANTICLINES; BACKTHRUSTING; BRECCIATION; GEOSTRESS;

SEISMOLOGY;

SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC METHOD; SEISMIC REFLECTION; THRUST FAULT; TRIANGLE ZONE;

ASIA; EURASIA; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 33847155094     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/09070606077     Document Type: Article

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