High resolution age dating of the Shuaiba formation by means of calcareous nannofossils

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Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 69-74

  Gombos Jr , Andrew M ^a   Strohmenger, Christian J ^b   Huang, T C ^c  

^a ExxonMobil Production Company (EMPC)

^b ADCO   (United Arab Emirates)

^c ExxonMobil Exploration Company (EMEC)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; NANOFOSSIL;

EID: 51449084009     PISSN: 02635046     EISSN: 13652397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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