Active-hinge-folding-related deformation and its role in hydrocarbon exploration and development-insights from HCA mdeling

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 82, 2005, Pages 453-472

  Salvini, Francesco ^a   Storti, Fabrizio ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOLDING; FRACTURE; GEOMETRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; POROSITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; THRUST;

EID: 34548583086     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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