Characterizing and producing from reservoirs in landslides: Challenges and opportunities

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 292, Issue , 2007, Pages 49-74

  Welbon, Alastair I F ^a,b   Brockbank, P J ^a   Brunsden, D ^c   Olsen, T S ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

^b BG Norge   (Norway)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEBRIS FLOW; FLUIDIZATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; LANDSLIDE; POROSITY; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; SOURCE ROCK; TALUS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; STATFJORD FIELD;

EID: 36348973243     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP292.3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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