The hydrodynamics of fields in the Macedon, Pyrenees, and Barrow Sands, Exmouth Sub-basin, Northwest Shelf Australia: Identifying seals and compartments

Exploration Geophysics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 85-93

  Underschultz, J R ^a   Hill, R A ^b   Easton, S ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b BHP BILLITON   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrow Group.; Carnarvon Basin; Exmouth Sub basin; Fault seal; Hydrodynamics; Seal analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 52649148124     PISSN: 08123985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EG08010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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