Mechanical and stratigraphic constraints on the evolution of faulting at Elk Hills, California

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-341

  Fiore, Patricia E ^a   Pollard, David D ^a   Currin, William R ^b   Miner, David M ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Occidental Oil and Gas Corporation   (United States)

^c AERA ENERGY LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONICS;

ELK HILLS OIL FIELD; FAULT NETWORK; SYNDEPOSITIONAL TECTONIC SETTING;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT;

DEFORMATION; EMPLACEMENT; FAULTING; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; OIL FIELD; STRATIGRAPHY; TECTONIC SETTING;

CALIFORNIA; ELK HILLS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947647406     PISSN: 01491423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/11010606030     Document Type: Article

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