Compound seismic modelling of the Ainsa II turbidite system, Spain: Application to deep-water channel systems offshore Angola

Marine and Petroleum Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1058-1073

  Bakke, Kristina ^a   Gjelberg, John ^a   Agerlin Petersen, Steen ^a  

^a STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ainsa turbidites; Angolan turbidites; Seismic modelling

Indexed keywords

3D GEOMETRIES; 3D SEISMIC; AINSA TURBIDITES; ANGOLAN TURBIDITES; ARCHITECTURAL GEOMETRIES; CONGO BASINS; CRITICAL GAPS; DENSITY LOGS; EARTH MODELS; EXPLORATION PROSPECTS; FACIES ASSOCIATIONS; OFFSHORE WELLS; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; PYRENEES; SEISMIC DATUMS; SEISMIC MODELLING; SEISMIC MODELS; SEISMIC SCALES; WATER CHANNELS; WELL DATUMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC LOGGING; LITHOLOGY; OFFSHORE OIL WELLS; OFFSHORE PETROLEUM PROSPECTING; PETROLOGY; RADIOACTIVITY LOGGING; SEISMOLOGY; STRATIGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DEEP WATER FORMATION; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MODELING; SEISMIC DATA; TURBIDITE;

AFRICA; AINSA BASIN; ANGOLA; ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUESCA [ARAGON]; PYRENEES; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 56349088951     PISSN: 02648172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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