Deformation band control on hydrocarbon migration

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 552-560

  Parnell, John ^a   Watt, Gordon R ^a   Middleton, David ^a   Kelly, Jason ^a   Baron, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDROCARBONS; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY;

COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS; GRAIN SCALE DEFORMATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION PATHWAYS; HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL; SANDSTONE RESERVOIRS; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; UNDEFORMED SANDSTONES;

CREEP;

FRACTURE NETWORK; HYDROCARBON MIGRATION; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; JURASSIC; SANDSTONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; SKYE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4043056601     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/121703740552     Document Type: Article

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