Controls on reservoir quality in the lower triassic kangan formation, Southern Persian gulf

Journal of Petroleum Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 367-385

  Moradpour, M ^a   Zamani, Z ^a   Moallemi, S A ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF PETROLEUM INDUSTRY RIPI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carbonate reservoirs; Diagenesis; Kangan Formation; Persian Gulf; Triassic

Indexed keywords

GAS INDUSTRY; SEDIMENTOLOGY;

CARBONATE RESERVOIRS; DIAGENESIS; KANGAN FORMATION; PERSIAN GULF; TRIASSIC;

DISSOLUTION;

CARBONATE; DIAGENESIS; GAS FIELD; NATURAL GAS; RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TORTUOSITY; TRIASSIC; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 54049098430     PISSN: 01416421     EISSN: 17475457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-5457.2008.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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