Stratigraphy, lithofacies, and reservoir distribution, Tengiz field, Kazakhstan

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 83, 2005, Pages 351-394

  James Weber, L ^a   Francis, Brent P ^a   Harris, P M ^b   Clark, Michael ^b,c  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c Chevron Texaco E and P Technology Company ^*  (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARBONATE PLATFORM; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LITHOFACIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; TENGIZ FIELD; WEST ASIA;

EID: 34548550276     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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