Structural models of subsurface thrust-related folds in the Foothills of British Columbia-case studies of sidetracked gas wells

AAPG Memoir

Volumn , Issue 82, 2005, Pages 579-597

  Cooper, Mark ^a   Brealey, Chris ^b   Fermor, Peter ^b   Green, Rick ^c   Morrison, Mike ^c  

^a ENCANA CORPORATION   (Canada)

^b Shell Canada Limited   (Canada)

^c Talisman Energy Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; DOLOMITE; FOLD; FRACTURE; JURASSIC; SHALE; STRATIGRAPHY; THRUST;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 34548588253     PISSN: 02718529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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