Hydrocarbon potential of the Tuzgolu (Salt Lake) Basin, Central Anatolia, Turkey: A comparison of geophysical investigation results with the geochemical data

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-47

  Aydemir, Attila ^a  

^a TURKISH PETROLEUM CORPORATION   (Turkey)

Author keywords

3 D gravity modelling; Southern Aksaray Depression; Southern Tuzgolu High; Tuzgolu Basin

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAVITATION; HYDROCARBONS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

GEOCHEMICAL MAP; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION;

PETROLEUM PROSPECTING;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAVITATION; HYDROCARBONS; PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA INTERPRETATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

AKSARAY; ANATOLIA; EURASIA; TURKEY; TUZGOLU BASIN;

EID: 43049095652     PISSN: 09204105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.petrol.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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