Sand injectites

Oilfield Review

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 34-49

  Braccini, Eric ^a   De Boer, Wytze ^b   Hurst, Andrew ^c   Huuse, Mads ^c   Vigorito, Mario ^c   Templeton, Gerhard ^d  

^a TOTAL   (France)

^b Marathon Oil (United Kingdom) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; HYDROCARBONS; LANDFORMS; LEVEES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

BOREHOLE IMAGING; DATING TECHNIQUES; FORMATION MICROIMAGER; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS; SANDSTONE DIKES; SIERRA NEVADA; STATE OF STRESSES; SUBSURFACE EXPLORATIONS;

WATER INJECTION;

EID: 55349090304     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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