Pre-development fracture modelling in the Claire field, west of Shetland

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 270, Issue , 2007, Pages 205-225

  Barr, David ^a   Savory, Kay E ^a   Fowler, Sue R ^a   Arman, Kate ^b   Mcgarrity, John P ^a  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL SHELF; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; OIL FIELD; PERMEABILITY; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; SEISMIC DATA; SEISMIC SURVEY; WELL TESTING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947544143     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2007.270.01.14     Document Type: Article

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