Influence of relative sea-level on facies and reservoir geometry of the Middle Jurassic lower Brent Group, UK North Viking Graben

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 104, Issue , 1996, Pages 87-113

  Jennette, David C ^a,b   Riley, Cheyenne O ^a,b  

^a Esso House   (United Kingdom)

^b EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 5244230165     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.1996.104.01.07     Document Type: Article

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